Chapter 7 - Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)»Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)»Unspecified corneal neovascularization (H16.40)
H16.40
Unspecified corneal neovascularization
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Corneal Neovascularization12 drugs (10 approved, 2 experimental)
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.