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Punctate Inner Choroidopathy and Choroidal Neovascularization in Korean Patients

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OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 14-19

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2018.1489060

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Bevacizumab; choroidal neovascularization; optical coherence tomography; posterior uveitis; punctate inner choroidopathy

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  1. Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [NRF-2016R1D1A1A02937349]
  2. National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2016R1D1A1A02937349]

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Purpose: To describe the clinical features and outcomes of punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) in Korean patientsMethods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with PIC between 2004 and 2015. The main outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), presence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), and optical coherence tomography findings. Patients with and without CNV were compared.Results: Forty eyes of 26 patients were included. The final BCVA was better than 20/40 in 33 eyes (82.5%). CNV was initially present in 12 eyes (30.0%). The mean initial and final logMAR BCVA was poorer for eyes with CNV than for eyes without CNV. Eyes with CNV exhibited a larger myopic refractive error, inflammatory lesions confined within the posterior pole, and a decreased final subfoveal choroidal thickness compared with eyes without CNV.Conclusion: PIC in the Korean population generally exhibits favorable visual outcomes, and eyes with CNV show more abnormalities and poorer outcomes.

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