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Corneal Neovascularization  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • New blood vessels originating from the corneal blood vessels 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.

Entry terms

  • Corneal Angiogenesis

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C0CX8SQ5-S

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