Research advances on the treatment methods and strategies of neovascular glaucoma
As a kind of refractory glaucoma, the neovascular glaucoma causes severe pain and is extremely destructive with very high rate of blindness. Though there were a variety of clinical treatments to the neovascular glaucoma, their effects are very limited. With the application of new technology in recen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Guoji Yanke Zazhi |
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| Online Access: | http://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2016/3/201603014.pdf |
| Summary: | As a kind of refractory glaucoma, the neovascular glaucoma causes severe pain and is extremely destructive with very high rate of blindness. Though there were a variety of clinical treatments to the neovascular glaucoma, their effects are very limited. With the application of new technology in recent years, many new kinds of treatment methods and strategies are applied in the clinic, such as anti-VEGF agents and glaucoma drainage devices, and the therapeutic effect is thus improved to some extent. Combined treatments can improve the efficacy from improving the blood supply for retina, anti-angiogenesis and anti-glaucoma. A more appropriate treatment coming with the individual situation of patients' visual acuity may help keep the remaining vision at the greatest extent, relieve the pain. Based on the literatures published at home and abroad during recent years, this paper gives a brief review on the advances in treatment of neovascular glaucoma. |
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| ISSN: | 1672-5123 1672-5123 |