Abstract
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is seen with polypoidal lesions and branching vascular networks (BVNs) (Spaide et al. in Retina 15(2):100–110, 1995; Yannuzzi et al. in Retina 10(1):1–8, 1990). There are reports about laser photocoagulation for PCV (Yuzawa et al. in Japan J Ophthalmol 47(4):379–384, 2003; Lee et al. in Eye 23(1):145–148, 2009); however, all these reports are about final vision and frequent relapses. Therefore, this treatment merits rigorous scrutiny using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
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Abbreviations
- PCV:
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polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
- BVNs:
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branching vascular networks
- OCTA:
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optical coherence tomography angiography
- mmHg:
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millimeter of mercury
- ICGA:
-
indocyanine green angiography
- μm:
-
micrometer
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Eriş, E., Perente, İ., Vural, E. et al. Assessment of focal laser photocoagulations’ early effect on polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy with optical coherence tomography angiography. Lasers Med Sci 33, 1833–1835 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-018-2463-3
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