Clinical correlates of common corneal neovascular diseases: a literature review

• 作者: Ahmed E Elkhanany Amira A Zayed Hamdy Salem Heba Hussein Mohamed Amgad Nawal Abd El-Baky Nizar Saleh Abdelfattah
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志：英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION HERPES simplex KERATITIS KERATOPLASTY contact lens KERATOPROSTHESIS
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（1）
• 页码范围: 182-193
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: R772.2

摘要

A large subset of corneal pathologies involves the formation of new vessels(neovascularization), leading to compromised visual acuity. This article aims to review the clinical causes and presentations of corneal neovascularization(CNV) by examining the mechanisms behind common CNV-related corneal pathologies, with a particular focus on herpes simplex stromal keratitis,contact lenses-induced keratitis and CNV secondary to keratoplasty. Moreover, we reviewed CNV in the context of different types of corneal transplantation and keratoprosthesis, and summarized the most relevant treatment available so far.