Indocyanine green videoangiography of idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
OBJECTIVE
To identify the precise choroidal abnormalities associated with idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV), patients with IPCV were examined with indocyanine green (ICG) videoangiography.


METHODS
Twelve patients with IPCV were examined using standard clinical, fluorescein, and ICG videoangiographic techniques.


RESULTS
Indocyanine green videoangiography showed two basic choroidal vascular changes: a branching network of vessels in the inner choroid, and vascular dilations at the border of the network of vessels. The vascular dilations appeared to be associated with the exudative and hemorrhagic manifestations of IPCV.


CONCLUSIONS
The choroidal vasculopathy seen in IPCV is distinct from the changes seen in other choroidal abnormalities. Recognition of these changes aids in diagnosis and patient management, since the clinical implications of IPCV differ from those of other similar entities.
Spaide
R F
RF
LuEsther Mertz Retina Research Laboratory, New York, New York, USA.
Yannuzzi
L A
LA
Slakter
J S
JS
Sorenson
J
J
Orlach
D A
DA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014742:Videodisc Recording
D007208:Indocyanine Green