title: Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
abstract: Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) has been recognized as a peculiar form of choroidal neovascularization. The clinical features of recurrent serous retinal leakage and retinal hemorrhage may vary from single lesion to multifocal, from self-limited to recurrent. Caucasian and Japanese patients with IPCV have been reported in the literature. However, research and case reports about IPCV in Chinese patients are relatively rare. We present 2 Chinese patients with IPCV in Taiwan with 2 different clinical pictures and visual outcomes during long-term follow-up. Further study for the etiology, clinical courses and treatments of the different subtypes of IPCV in Chinese is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Ophthalmology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: De-Kuang
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Chang-Sue
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Fenq-Lih
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wen-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D014785:Vision, Ocular