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Presenting characteristics and prevalence of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Scandinavian patients with treatment-naïve exudative age-related macular degeneration.

Thomas Dam LorentzenYousif SubhiTorben Lykke Sørensen
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2017)
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is not a rare condition in Danes with exudative AMD and presents often extramacular and with haemorrhage. This study underscores the importance of ICGA as a part of the diagnostic repertoire in AMD and suggests its routine use in Scandinavian populations.
Keyphrases
  • age related macular degeneration
  • risk factors
  • genetic diversity
  • optical coherence tomography
  • smoking cessation