What is it about?
idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV, PCV) is a disease of macula that can progress and damage vision in just few months. Some patients do not noticed any change at early stage, and know the existence of the disease at late, untreatable stage.
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Why is it important?
IPCV is a common retina disease in elders. More common in asian ethnic, compared to caucasians. early treatment offer a lot better outcome and prevent blindness.
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This page is a summary of: Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Thai patients with clinical and angiographic choroidal neovascularization, Clinical Ophthalmology, February 2017, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s126226.
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