Corneal Neovascularization

Synonyms

Angiogenesis, Corneal

Corneal Angiogenesis

Corneal Neovascularizations

Neovascularization, Corneal

Neovascularizations, Corneal

New blood vessels originating from the corneal veins and extending from the limbus into the adjacent CORNEAL STROMA. Neovascularization in the superficial and/or deep corneal stroma is a sequel to numerous inflammatory diseases of the ocular anterior segment, such as TRACHOMA, viral interstitial KERATITIS, microbial KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, and the immune response elicited by CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION.