Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy is a recently described entity related to recurrent serosanguinolent detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium and neurosensory retina due to a choroidal vasculopathy characterized by the formation of a branching vascular network with nodular lesions in the juxtapapillary temporal region. The authors describe a series of five cases with clinical characteristics compatible with this disorder. Mean age was 66 years (51-79 years), one black patient and three (60%) males. Mean follow-up time was 13.4 months (three months to 2 years). Epidemiological and clinical data are discussed.
Vascular diseases; Choroid; Choroid diseases; Fluorescein angiography; Indocyanine green
