Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Asians
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Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Asians
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) in Asians has been suggested to differ from their Western counterparts in terms of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment. In particular, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) appears to be the predominant subtype of exudative AMD in Asian populations, in contrast to choroidal neovascularization secondary to AMD (CNV-AMD) in West...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm4050782