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Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Harshika Chawla  1 , Kyle Blair  2 , Vishal Vohra  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is an exudative maculopathy characterized by multiple recurrent serosanguineous retinal pigment epithelial detachments (PED). It is similar to neovascular age-related macular degeneration in morphological characteristics. It was first described by Yannuzzi et al at an annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 1982 and termed idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) in 1984, Kleiner et al described a similar presentation in middle-aged black women and named it posterior uveal bleeding syndrome. Later, Yannuzzi et al described PCV in detail and established its existence across genders, various age groups, and races.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Harshika Chawla declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Kyle Blair declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Vishal Vohra declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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