Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy: naked polyp

Int Ophthalmol. 2013 Feb;33(1):67-9. doi: 10.1007/s10792-012-9681-7. Epub 2012 Nov 25.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Choroid / pathology*
  • Choroid Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Polyps / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence