The Effect of Subconjunctival Ranibizumab on Corneal and Anterior Segment Neovascularization: Study on an Animal Model

Vasilios S. Liarakos, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Ioannis Vergados, Maria Douvali, Panagiotis Theodossiadis

European Journal of Ophthalmology · 2013 · 31 citations · 44 references

Abstract

Early subconjunctival administration of ranibizumab may successfully inhibit alkali-induced corneal neovascularization in an animal model. Subconjunctival ranibizumab reduces VEGF levels significantly not only in the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva but also in the aqueous humor and the iris.

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