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¹Clinical Centre Nis, Eye Clinic, Nis, Serbia. sonjaziv@yahoo.com

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Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) can affect younger individuals, presenting with visual impairment. This condition may resolve spontaneously, though no approved treatments currently exist.

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Medical Case Reports

Background:

Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) is a rare condition, often considered a variant of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
IPCV can affect younger individuals, unlike typical age-related macular degeneration.

Observation:

A case study details a 36-year-old woman experiencing sudden unilateral vision loss and metamorphopsia.
Ophthalmic examinations revealed serosanguinous detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium.
Diagnostic imaging, including fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography, confirmed polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and retinal pigment epithelium detachment.

Findings:

The patient presented with characteristic signs of IPCV, including subretinal vascular networks and pigment epithelial detachment.
The case highlights the potential for IPCV to occur in younger, otherwise healthy individuals.

Implications:

IPCV may follow a mild, natural course with spontaneous resolution of exudations and hemorrhage.
Current management focuses on observation, as no definitive treatments are approved for IPCV.