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Under-recognition of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy could result in suboptimal treatment
An accurate diagnosis and the correct identification of the polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy subtype of wet macular degeneration are necessary to determine the proper and most effective treatment route for patients.However, the gold standard of diagnostic tools for the disease is underused in America, and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is often misdiagnosed in patients as typical wet age-related macular degeneration, Raymond Wee, MD, of Retina Consultants of Hawaii, said.