Ocular surface angiography: from neovessels to neoplasia

The ocular surface vascular system plays a key role in corneal and conjunctival inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic pathology. Angiographic vessel analysis using intravenous dyes and optical coherence tomography technology allow both the quantitative and functional assessment of conjunctival vas...

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Published in:BMJ open ophthalmology Vol. 6; no. 1; p. e000829
Main Author: Steger, Bernhard
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 19.08.2021
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BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:
Angiogenesis
Cornea
Health risks
Herpes viruses
Inflammation
Medical imaging
neoplasia
ocular surface
Review
Tumors
Vascular endothelial growth factor
ISSN:2397-3269, 2397-3269
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Summary:The ocular surface vascular system plays a key role in corneal and conjunctival inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic pathology. Angiographic vessel analysis using intravenous dyes and optical coherence tomography technology allow both the quantitative and functional assessment of conjunctival vasculature and corneal neovessels. Based on a thorough understanding of vascular alterations in ocular surface disease, angiographic assessment facilitates the clinical management of corneal neovascularisation, the grading of ocular surface inflammation and the identification of tumour angiogenesis in dysplastic or malignant lesions. This review summarises key aspects of the clinical application of corneal and conjunctival angiography as presented at the 2021 virtual Bowman Club meeting.
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ISSN:2397-3269
2397-3269
DOI:10.1136/bmjophth-2021-000829