Epidemiology of Corneal Neovascularization and Its Impact on Visual Acuity and Sensitivity: A 14-Year Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: To quantify the severity and location of corneal neovascularization (cNV) and its impact on the visual acuity and corneal sensitivity in a cohort of the patients referred to a specialist cornea clinic and also to describe the etiology of cNV in the cohort. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the charts of 13,493 subjects referred to the San Raffaele Cornea Unit between January 2004 and December 2018 to search for cNV diagnosis. The corneal neovascularization severity was measured in the quadrants (range: 1-4) and location was defined as superficial, deep, or both. Best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) was measured in logMar. We used the multiple regression analysis to identify the independent predictors of logMAR, after adjusting for age, gender, keratocon

SUBMITTER: Lasagni Vitar RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8551447 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature