Application of anti-VEGF agents on the treatment of neovascular glaucoma
Neovascular glaucoma(NVG)is a kind of refractory glaucoma. Its etiology is mainly composed of various kinds of eye diseases causing retinal ischemia, hypoxia, leading to increased formation of VEGF. In recent years, anti-VEGF drugs as one of NVG treatments, has become a current research hotspot, and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | Guoji Yanke Zazhi |
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Online Access: | http://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2016/1/201601016.pdf |
Summary: | Neovascular glaucoma(NVG)is a kind of refractory glaucoma. Its etiology is mainly composed of various kinds of eye diseases causing retinal ischemia, hypoxia, leading to increased formation of VEGF. In recent years, anti-VEGF drugs as one of NVG treatments, has become a current research hotspot, and opened up a new path for NVG treatment. With the wide application of anti-VEGF drug in ophthalmology, treatments for NVG have entered a new field. This article is based on the anti-VEGF drugs in the domestic and abroad used for NVG, aiming to provide a reference for the clinical treatments of NVG. |
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ISSN: | 1672-5123 1672-5123 |