| Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology |
| Symptoms | Blurring of vision, scotoma |
| Complications | Irreversible vision loss in the central field of vision |
| Types | Quiescent or Active |
| Risk factors | Smoking[1] |
| Diagnostic method | fundus examination, Indocyanine green angiography, Fluorescein angiography or Optical coherence tomography |
| Treatment | observation, photodynamic therapy, thermal laser, anti-VEGF therapy or combination therapy |
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is an eye disease primarily affecting the choroid. It may cause sudden blurring of vision or a scotoma in the central field of vision. Since Indocyanine green angiography gives better imaging of choroidal structures, it is more preferred in diagnosing PCV. Treatment options of PCV include careful observation, photodynamic therapy, thermal laser, intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF therapy, or combination therapy.