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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 137, Issue 3, Pages 496-503Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.09.042
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- NEI NIH HHS [P30 EY06360] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [U10 13165] Funding Source: Medline
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PURPOSE: To review clinicopathologic findings of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a historical frame, work with emphasis on pathobiology and correlation with treatment. DESIGN: Selective literature review combined with authors' experience. RESULTS: Choroidal neovascularization represents a stereotypic, nonspecific response to a specific stimulus. Although CNV differs among patients, the general growth patterns are subretinal pigment epithelium (type 1), subretinal (type 2), or combined. Choroidal neovascularization occurs over time in dynamic stages of initiation, active and involutional. Treatments are now being designed based on modem understanding of CNV growth. CONCLUSIONS: Progress continues to be made concerning understanding the pathobiology and treatment of CNV. (C) 2004 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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