Asymptomatic extramacular abnormal choroidal lesions in eyes with macular polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
OBJECTIVE
To classify polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) presenting with both extramacular and macular lesions according to location and clinical manifestations.


METHODS
We performed a retrospective analysis of 29 eyes presenting with both extramacular and macular PCV lesions by indocyanine green angiography. The patients were classified according to the location of the extramacular lesions and clinical manifestations.


RESULTS
PCV locations were identified as peripapillary (32.1%), superior (10.7%) or inferior (17.9%) to the optic disc, superior (14.3%) or inferior (7.1%) temporal arcade, temporal to the macula (10.7%), and nasal to the optic disc (7.1%). Clinical manifestations were identified as polyp (10.7%), branching vascular networks (42.9%), pigment epithelial detachment (PED) (17.9%), polyp and branching vascular networks (7.1%), polyp and PED (14.3%), and all three (7.1%).


CONCLUSIONS
PCV showed extramacular lesions with various clinical manifestations discontinuous from the macular lesions.
Park
Dong Ho
DH
Department of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, South Korea.
Kim
In Taek
IT
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green