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  • Title: Neovascular glaucoma: etiology, diagnosis and prognosis.
    Author: Shazly TA, Latina MA.
    Journal: Semin Ophthalmol; 2009; 24(2):113-21. PubMed ID: 19373696.
    Abstract:
    Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a severe form of glaucoma with devastating visual outcome attributed to new blood vessels obstructing aqueous humor outflow, usually secondary to widespread posterior segment ischemia. Invasion of the anterior chamber by a fibrovascular membrane initially obstructs aqueous outflow in an open-angle fashion and later contracts to produce secondary synechial angle-closure glaucoma. The full blown picture of NVG is characterized by iris neovascularization, a closed anterior chamber angle, and extremely high intraocular pressure (IOP) with severe ocular pain and usually poor vision.
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