Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Auteurs-es

  • Amy Huddleston, OD, FAAO Low Vision Director, Jacksonville VA Outpatient Center
  • Tyler Phan, OD, FAAO Coordinator of Vision Therapy & Rehabilitation Services, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System
  • Tiffany Tucker, OD, FAAO Student Externship Coordinator, Jacksonville VA Outpatient Center

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.15353/cjo.80.259

Mots-clés :

clinical research

Résumé

Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a disease of the choroidal vasculature that may result in sub-retinal hemorrhage and serous detachment of the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), leading to sub-retinal brosis and, sometimes, permanent vision loss. This report describes a case of PCV in an African-American female over the course of 1 year and demonstrates the progression of PCV, from being relatively asymptomatic to the development of a visually significant sub-retinal hemorrhage. She is currently being treated with Avastin intravitreal injections with some resolution of her symptoms and a reduction of sub-retinal bleeding.

Cover of CJO Volume 80 Number 3

Publié-e

2018-08-01

Comment citer

Huddleston, A., Phan, T., & Tucker, T. (2018). Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy. Revue Canadienne d’optométrie, 80(3), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.15353/cjo.80.259

Numéro

Vol. 80 No. 3 (2018): CJO - Fall - 2018

Rubrique

Rapports de cas

Licence

© Amy Huddleston, OD, FAAO, Tyler Phan, OD, FAAO, Tiffany Tucker, OD, FAAO 2018

Licence Creative Commons

Cette œuvre est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale - Pas de Modification 4.0 International.