Correlation of Increased Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor With Neovascularization and Permeability in Ischemic Central Vein Occlusion

Abstract

The close temporal correlation between aqueous VEGF levels and the course of neovascularization and permeability in human ischemic central retinal vein occlusion indicates that increased aqueous VEGF level may predict the need for treatment, and that anti-VEGF therapy at an early stage of ischemic central retinal vein occlusion may be therapeutically beneficial.