New blood vessels in your eye can signal eye disease. This is called neovascularization, and it's often a sign of diabetes-related retinopathy.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Subconjunctival injections of bevacizumab safely and effectively treated corneal neovascularization in a small study presented here. Balamurali K. Ambati "The takeaway ...

The avascular nature of the cornea is necessary for optical clarity and optimal vision.Corneal neovascularization (NV) is a pathologic reaction that can be lethal to eyesight and is caused by many ...

New key to corneal transplant success Date: July 6, 2010 Source: American Academy of Ophthalmology Summary: Although already one of medicine's most successful transplant procedures, doctors ...

Corneal neovascularization (CNV) occurs when abnormal blood vessels grow into the cornea in response to ischemic or hypoxic conditions caused by infections, inflammation or chemical injuries.

A similar condition, retinal neovascularization, causes weak, poorly formed blood vessels to sprout in the retina, the layers of cells at the very back of the eye.

A team led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers has identified a novel therapeutic target for retinal neovascularization, or abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, a hallmark of advanced ...

Bilateral disc and peripheral neovascularization was evident with peripheral retinal ischaemia and ghost vessels (Figure 1).

"The presence of corneal neovascularization before surgery makes it about 30 percent more likely that the transplant will fail, and more than doubles the risk of graft rejection," said Dr ...

In a small study, GS-101 eye-drop therapy resulted in a significant regression of corneal neovascularization, whereas treatment with placebo showed an increase in new vessels in all patients.

Vascular: sheathing, venous and capillary dilation, venous tortuosity, vasculitis, attenuated arteries, ghost vessels, central or branch retinal vein occlusion, central retinal artery occlusion.