[A case report of idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy].
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) and its angiographic characteristics.


METHODS
General ophthalmic check up, analyses of fundus picture, funds fluorescein angiography (FFA), indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) as well as literature review.


RESULTS
The lack of typical choroidal neovascularization (CNV) on FFA and characteristic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy on ICGA as well as its unsymmetrical manifestation and discrepancy with age-related macular degeneratio (AMD) on the fundus picture are typical signs for the diagnosis of IPCV.


CONCLUSIONS
The angiographic features on FFA and ICGA are specific for the diagnosis of IPCV. Differentiating IPCV and AMD has clinical significance in prognosing the visual acuity, progress and management of the diseases.
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ZhongShan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Ou
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Yian
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Mai
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Yu
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D000368:Aged; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green