Fig. 3: Two types of pigment epithelial detachment (PED) as seen on optical coherence tomography.

Serous PED (A) appears as hyperreflective structures underneath the RPE that represent the choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) and fill out only part of the PED cavity [56]. Fibrovascular PED (B) are identified as the PED lesion’s cavity appears to be completely filled out by the CNV membrane [56]. fPEDs may be accompanied by variable quantities of serous exudation and/or haemorrhage; as a result the slope of the PED may vary depending on its fluid content [118].