A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients

Dimitrios A Karagiannis, Vasilios Soublis, Artemios Kandarakis1st Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmiatrio Eye Hospital of Athens, Athens, GreeceBackground: To report a case of peripheral polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) which was treated successfully.Methods: Interventional case report. Be...

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Autores principales:	Dimitrios A Karagiannis, Vasilios Soublis, Artemios Kandarakis
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2009
Materias:	Argon laser choroidal tumour peripheral vision polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a237dc23d46a432794b797f81a641b7d2021-12-02T04:16:53ZA case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/a237dc23d46a432794b797f81a641b7d2009-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/a-case-of-polypoidal-choroidal-vasculopathy-periphery-is-equally-impor-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Dimitrios A Karagiannis, Vasilios Soublis, Artemios Kandarakis1st Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmiatrio Eye Hospital of Athens, Athens, GreeceBackground: To report a case of peripheral polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) which was treated successfully.Methods: Interventional case report. Best-corrected visual acuity measurements (BCVA), slit-lamp examination, fundus biomicroscopy, fluorescein angiography (FFA), and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) were performed at baseline examination and during the follow-up period. The patient underwent ICGA-guided argon laser to treat the active polyps. Results: An 82-year-old Caucasian man presented complaining of sudden deterioration of peripheral vision in his left eye (LE). His previous ocular history was associated with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) involving both eyes (BE). Fundus examination revealed macular scars in BE and a large hemorrhagic pigment epithelial detachment (PED) temporal to the macula in the LE. ICGA revealed active polyps at the margins of the PED. The patient underwent ICGA-guided argon laser to treat the active polyps. Six months post-laser, the patient regained his peripheral vision with resolution of the hemorrhagic PED and remains stable until now, one year after treatment.Conclusions: Appropriate treatment and regular follow-up is important in patients with PCV and peripheral lesions even if central vision is lost.Keywords: argon laser, peripheral vision, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathyDimitrios A KaragiannisVasilios SoublisArtemios KandarakisDove Medical PressarticleArgon laserchoroidal tumourperipheral visionpolypoidal choroidal vasculopathyGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 4, Pp 315-317 (2009)
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spellingShingle	Argon laser choroidal tumour peripheral vision polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy Geriatrics RC952-954.6 Dimitrios A Karagiannis Vasilios Soublis Artemios Kandarakis A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients
description	Dimitrios A Karagiannis, Vasilios Soublis, Artemios Kandarakis1st Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmiatrio Eye Hospital of Athens, Athens, GreeceBackground: To report a case of peripheral polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) which was treated successfully.Methods: Interventional case report. Best-corrected visual acuity measurements (BCVA), slit-lamp examination, fundus biomicroscopy, fluorescein angiography (FFA), and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) were performed at baseline examination and during the follow-up period. The patient underwent ICGA-guided argon laser to treat the active polyps. Results: An 82-year-old Caucasian man presented complaining of sudden deterioration of peripheral vision in his left eye (LE). His previous ocular history was associated with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) involving both eyes (BE). Fundus examination revealed macular scars in BE and a large hemorrhagic pigment epithelial detachment (PED) temporal to the macula in the LE. ICGA revealed active polyps at the margins of the PED. The patient underwent ICGA-guided argon laser to treat the active polyps. Six months post-laser, the patient regained his peripheral vision with resolution of the hemorrhagic PED and remains stable until now, one year after treatment.Conclusions: Appropriate treatment and regular follow-up is important in patients with PCV and peripheral lesions even if central vision is lost.Keywords: argon laser, peripheral vision, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
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author	Dimitrios A Karagiannis Vasilios Soublis Artemios Kandarakis
author_facet	Dimitrios A Karagiannis Vasilios Soublis Artemios Kandarakis
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title	A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients
title_short	A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients
title_full	A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients
title_fullStr	A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients
title_full_unstemmed	A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients
title_sort	case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. periphery is equally important for such patients
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2009
url	https://doaj.org/article/a237dc23d46a432794b797f81a641b7d
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A case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Periphery is equally important for such patients

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