Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Formerly described mostly in Asian populations, polypoidal lesions are nowadays detected at a much higher rate also in Caucasians. With up to 17% of nAMD caucasian patients, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is not a rare disease anymore. Active PCV lesions may be the reason for a developing pigment epithelial detachment (PED) and, as a consequence, these PEDs can be influenced by treating the underlying PCV lesions with laser photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and/or intravitreal anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) injections.