Open AccessVisual Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Large Submacular Hemorrhages Secondary to Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Author(s) -
Y. Matsuo,
Masatoshi Haruta,
Yumi Ishibashi,
Koki Ishibashi,
Kei Furushima,
Nobuhiro Kato,
Kenta Murotani,
Shigeo Yoshida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s327138
Subject(s) - medicine , visual acuity , univariate analysis , medical record , ophthalmology , univariate , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , optometry , multivariate analysis , surgery , multivariate statistics , statistics , mathematics
Patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) may develop large submacular hemorrhages (SMHs), which may result in severe visual loss. This study was performed to determine the visual outcomes and prognostic factors of large SMHs secondary to PCV.