Open AccessRole of Frequency Doubled Nd: Yag Laser in Treatment of Corneal Neovascularisation
Author(s) -
Jitendra Kumar,
Aakanksha Gehra,
Naveen Sirohi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17502.7543
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , cornea , corneal opacity , visual acuity , sclera , neovascularization , prospective cohort study , corneal neovascularization , surgery , angiogenesis
Cornea is the outermost transparent coat of eye along with sclera, for which its avascularity is essential for maintaining its transparency to have normal visual acuity. Corneal neovascularization is characterized by the invasion of new blood vessels into the cornea from the limbus interfering with corneal transparency, resulting in reduction in visual acuity. It also increases the risk of graft rejection. So their being a dire need to treat corneal neovascularisation, with laser photocoagulation being an effective means of treating it.