title: Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy: naked polyp.
abstract: We present an unusual case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) lying above the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in a 60-year-old Caucasian female. PCV lesions are typically located beneath the RPE layer. However, they may rarely lie above the level of the RPE due to a discontinuity in the RPE and Bruch's membrane.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. daviditsia@gmail.com
authors.forename: David I T
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Sia
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ebneter
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinkar
authors.forename: Jagjit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilhotra
mesh_terms: D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence