title: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) in idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) is a distinct clinical entity characterized by an edematous maculopathy and typical choroidal vascular change. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for diagnosing of this disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  4 patients affected by IPVC (mean age 71-84 years) underwent biomicroscopy with a three mirror conctact lens, fluorescein angiography (FA), indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and OCT (Humphrey Zeiss) scan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  in all 4 cases OCT tomograms acquired at the location of the typical choroidal abnormalities demonstrated by ICGA, revealed a characteristic hyper-reflectivity in the choroidal layers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ICGA is essential to diagnose IPVC, but OCT may be able to identify characteristic reflectivity patterns.
authors.affiliation: Eye Institute, University of Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Altobrando
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giuliani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019842:Ciliary Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014054:Tomography / Q000379:methods*