New Trends in the Management of Inflammatory Choroidal Neovascularisation
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Choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) is one of the most severe causes of visual impairment in patients with uveitis. The disruption of homeostasis between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and Bruch’s membrane can generate a vicious circle leading to choroidal neoangiogenesis. Both non-infectious and infectious uveitis can present CNV as a possible complication. Infectious uveitis is provoked by infective agents that directly affect the retino-choroidal space, whereas non-infectious uveitis, also called endogenous uveitis, is likely to be an autoinflammatory disease.
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