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Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV)
Also "idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy")
a distinct form of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), specifically, an inner choroidal vascular abnormality with two distinct components: a network of branching vessels predominantly external to the choriocapillaris, and terminal aneurysmal dilatations, sometimes clinically seen as reddish-orange spheroidal, or polypoidal, vascular lesions. For more information, SeeĀ Eye Diseases" on the MD Support web site.
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