TY - JOUR
T1 - Consensus statement on indications for anti-angiogenic therapy in the management of corneal diseases associated with neovascularisation
T2 - outcome of an expert roundtable
AU - Cursiefen, Claus
AU - Colin, Joseph
AU - Dana, Reza
AU - Diaz-Llopis, Manuel
AU - Faraj, Lana A
AU - Garcia-Delpech, Salvador
AU - Geerling, Gerd
AU - Price, Francis W
AU - Remeijer, Lies
AU - Rouse, Barry T
AU - Seitz, Berthold
AU - Udaondo, Patricia
AU - Meller, Daniel
AU - Dua, Harminder
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - The cornea is the clear window at the front of the eye and is the eye's main refractive medium. Its transparency is essential for vision. Corneal neovascularisation is a common clinical problem with serious consequences for vision; it can compromise corneal transparency and plays a major role in corneal graft rejection by breaching corneal immune privilege. In this review, we formulate a consensus on the unmet medical needs in the management of corneal neovascularisation and outline a framework for the clinical research that is needed to identify suitable agents to meet these needs.
AB - The cornea is the clear window at the front of the eye and is the eye's main refractive medium. Its transparency is essential for vision. Corneal neovascularisation is a common clinical problem with serious consequences for vision; it can compromise corneal transparency and plays a major role in corneal graft rejection by breaching corneal immune privilege. In this review, we formulate a consensus on the unmet medical needs in the management of corneal neovascularisation and outline a framework for the clinical research that is needed to identify suitable agents to meet these needs.
KW - Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use
KW - Corneal Diseases/drug therapy
KW - Corneal Neovascularization/drug therapy
KW - Humans
KW - Ophthalmology/standards
KW - Practice Guidelines as Topic
U2 - 10.1136/bjo.2011.204701
DO - 10.1136/bjo.2011.204701
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21712359
SN - 0007-1161
VL - 96
SP - 3
EP - 9
JO - British Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 1
ER -