PMID- 15366813
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20041021
LR  - 20150901
IS  - 2072-0939 (Print)
IS  - 2072-0939 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 5
DP  - 2004 May
TI  - Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Taiwan.
PG  - 366-72
AB  - BACKGROUND: Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) has been described since the 
      1980s with great variations in patient data in different countries. We report the 
      first case series in the Taiwanese population. METHODS: We reviewed the medical 
      records of all patients diagnosed with PCV between January 2000 and October 2001 
      at the retina clinics of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. RESULTS: Eight patients (9 
      eyes) were enrolled. Six were men. The average age was 60.9 (range, 48-72). One 
      patient had bilateral disease. All of the 9 eyes had polypoidal lesions in the 
      macular area; 2 eyes had peripapillary lesions. The average follow-up time was 
      16.5 months. One eye (1/9) improved more than 2 lines in the Snellen chart, 4 
      eyes (4/9) changed within 1 line, and 4 eyes (4/9) deteriorated more than 2 
      lines. Seven eyes (7/9) had final visual acuities worse than 20/200 and 5 eyes 
      (5/9) developed disciform scarring. CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of PCV among 
      Taiwanese patients seems worse than in other ethnic groups. A high incidence of 
      disciform scar formation and predominantly centrally located polypoid lesions 
      seem to play an important role in the poor prognosis.
FAU - Yeung, Ling
AU  - Yeung L
AD  - Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
FAU - Chen, San-Ni
AU  - Chen SN
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - China (Republic : 1949- )
TA  - Chang Gung Med J
JT  - Chang Gung medical journal
JID - 101088034
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Choroid/*blood supply/pathology
MH  - Choroidal Neovascularization/*diagnosis
MH  - Eye/blood supply/pathology
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prognosis
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Taiwan
EDAT- 2004/09/16 05:00
MHDA- 2004/10/22 09:00
CRDT- 2004/09/16 05:00
PHST- 2004/09/16 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/10/22 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/09/16 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 2705/270506 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Chang Gung Med J. 2004 May;27(5):366-72.