PMID- 36012915 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220830 IS - 2077-0383 (Print) IS - 2077-0383 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0383 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 16 DP - 2022 Aug 10 TI - Current Trends in Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: A Perspective from Vietnam. LID - 10.3390/jcm11164678 [doi] LID - 4678 AB - Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a common choroidal disease in the Asian population including Vietnam and is characterized by subretinal red-orange nodules, pigmented epithelium detachment, and massive subretinal hemorrhage. The recent focus on PCV in Vietnam can be attributed to advancements in PCV diagnosis and treatment. However, there is a scarcity of published literature and clinical data on PCV in the Vietnamese population, highlighting a key knowledge gap in this region. In order to address this gap, we gathered the opinions of experienced clinicians and retinal experts in Vietnam and reviewed available medical literature with the aim of: (i) providing an overview of PCV in the Vietnamese population-in terms of epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management; (ii) tailoring international/national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of PCV, in line with available resources and medical equipment in Vietnam; and (iii) identifying gaps in clinical data in order to guide future PCV research in Vietnam and other countries with similar clinical conditions. The present review will enable healthcare providers and researchers to gain insight into current clinical practices and the limitations of PCV management in Vietnam and provide optimal and effective solutions. FAU - Dat, Dang Tran AU - Dat DT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0813-6039 AD - Outpatient Department, Vietnam National Eye Hospital, 85 Ba Trieu, Nguyen Du Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. FAU - Hien, Nguyen Do Thi Ngoc AU - Hien NDTN AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. FAU - Quan, Nguyen Nhu AU - Quan NN AD - Phuong Dong International Eye Center, 71 Ngo Thoi Nhiem Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam. FAU - Tung, Mai Quoc AU - Tung MQ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1201-1829 AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. FAU - Tam, Hoang Chi AU - Tam HC AD - Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery Department, FV Hospital, 6 Nguyen Luong Bang Street, Phu My Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam. FAU - Hung, Bui Viet AU - Hung BV AD - Vitreoretial Department, Vietnam National Eye Hospital, 85 Ba Trieu, Nguyen Du Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. LA - eng GR - NA/Bayer Vietnam/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220810 PL - Switzerland TA - J Clin Med JT - Journal of clinical medicine JID - 101606588 PMC - PMC9410352 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Vietnam OT - anti-VEGF OT - laser therapy OT - neovascular age-related macular degeneration OT - polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy COIS- D.T.D. has received honoraria for scientific presentations from Bayer, Novartis, Allergan, and Santen. N.N.Q. has received honoraria for scientific presentations from Novartis, Bayer, Abbott, Allergan, Abbvie, Santen, Senju, Alcon, and Zeiss. M.Q.T. has received honoraria for scientific presentations from Bayer, Novartis, and Alcon. H.C.T. has received honoraria for scientific presentations from Nidek-Vietcan, Bayer, Novartis, and Zeiss. B.V.H. has received honoraria for scientific presentations from Bayer and Novartis. N.D.T.N.H. reports no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/08/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/27 06:01 PMCR- 2022/08/10 CRDT- 2022/08/26 01:26 PHST- 2022/05/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/08/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/26 01:26 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcm11164678 [pii] AID - jcm-11-04678 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jcm11164678 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Clin Med. 2022 Aug 10;11(16):4678. doi: 10.3390/jcm11164678.