title: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Polypoidal Neovascularization Associated with Choroidal Nevus.
abstract: Purpose To report a case of juxtapapillary polypoidal choroidal neovascularization (PCNV) associated with choroidal nevus investigated by means of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). Methods Case report. Results A 72-year-old woman presented with visual loss and metamorphopsia in her left eye for 5 days secondary to PCNV that developed on the border of a juxtapapillary choroidal nevus. Fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, and spectral-domain OCT confirmed the diagnosis. En face OCT-A disclosed a large tangled hyperreflective PCNV spreading from the optic disc at different levels of the choriocapillaris; the polyp lumina appeared hyporeflective. The patient was treated with 3 intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor with partial functional recovery. Conclusions Our case showed the application of OCT-A in the diagnosis of a case of active PCNV complicating a benign intraocular tumor.
authors.forename: Maria Vittoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Cicinelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute, Milan - Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iuliano
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute, Milan - Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabiolo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute, Milan - Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute, Milan - Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Querques
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bandello
keywords: Aflibercept; Choroidal neovascularization; Choroidal nevus; Polypoidal vasculopathy