Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Congolese Patients
Joint Authors
Mwanza, Jean-Claude
Kabedi, Nelly N.
Kayembe, David L.
Elongo, Gloria M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a visually debilitating disease that mostly affects people of African and Asian heritage.
Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is the recommended exploratory method for definitive diagnosis.
The disease has been extensively described in Asians and Caucasians, but not in Africans.
This study was conducted to document the clinical presentation and optical coherence tomography features of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in Congolese patients.
Methods.
A prospective case series of patients with PCV was performed between January 2017 and June 2019.
Routine ocular examination was performed including best corrected visual acuity measurement, slit-lamp examination, dilated direct fundoscopy, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT).
The diagnosis was based on a combination of clinical and OCT signs.
Results.
Fourteen patients were diagnosed with PCV during this period.
The average age was 64.7 ± 6.9 years.
There were 8 females.
Ten (71.4%) patients had systemic hypertension.
Most patients (n = 9, 64.3%) had bilateral involvement.
Blurred vision was the most common complaint (71.4%).
The main clinical presentation was subretinal exudates, seen in 19 (82.6%) eyes of 11 (78.6%) patients and subretinal hemorrhage in 10 (43.5%) eyes.
Macular localization was found in 16 eyes (69.5%) of 12 (85.7%) patients.
Drusen were observed in 35.7% of the patients.
On OCT imaging, thumb-like pigment epithelial detachment and subretinal exudation were the most frequent features, observed in 92.9% and 71.4% of the patients, respectively.
Conclusions.
PCV in Congolese patients showed features that are more similar to those observed in Caucasians.
In this setting where indocyanine green angiography is not available, OCT facilitates the diagnosis of PCV.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kabedi, Nelly N.& Kayembe, David L.& Elongo, Gloria M.& Mwanza, Jean-Claude. 2020. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Congolese Patients. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189383
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kabedi, Nelly N.…[et al.]. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Congolese Patients. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189383
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kabedi, Nelly N.& Kayembe, David L.& Elongo, Gloria M.& Mwanza, Jean-Claude. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Congolese Patients. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1189383