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01-08-2016 | Retinal Disorders

Optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

Authors: Ju Young Kim, Oh Woong Kwon, Hyun Sub Oh, Soon Hyun Kim, Yong Sung You

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 8/2016

Abstract

Purpose

To report the characteristics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) based on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) results.

Method

A retrospective, cross-sectional case series was conducted. Patients treated for PCV were evaluated with the OCTA system. The OCTA images of these patients were compared with those from indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). All eyes of consecutive patients with PCV were included.

Results

The mean age of the patients (five men and two women) was 67.86 ± 14.02 years. The mean number of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections was 10.43 ± 10.01. OCTA demonstrated branched vascular networks, which were detected by ICGA; however, polyps were not revealed consistently by OCTA. A total of 24 polyps were detected in seven eyes from seven patients by hyper-fluorescence on ICGA. However, only 12 polyps (50 %) were hyper-reflective on OCTA.

Conclusion

PCV polyps were not detected as consistently by OCTA as by ICGA. This suggests that the polyps were detected differently by OCTA depending on blood flow in the polyp.

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Title: Optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
Authors: Ju Young Kim
Oh Woong Kwon
Hyun Sub Oh
Soon Hyun Kim
Yong Sung You
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-015-3228-3

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Optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

Abstract

Purpose

Method

Results

Conclusion

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Purpose

Method

Results

Conclusion

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