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Medical Forum / General / Vision / April 2006corneal neovascularization
I am currently dealing with a situation that a few people might have had experience with themselves. If so, I would love some feedback as I am up the proverbial river with this one. About a year ago, I was diagnosed with blepharitis in both eyes. Because the problem went on so long without being diagnosed, I have significant neovascualrization on both corneas. It has interfered greatly with my life and requires contsant tending. There is constant foreign body sensation, itching and pain. I was wondering if anyone has had any success in dealing with eliminating these new blood vessels. So far all of the research that I have seen is focused on the cause and prevention of new blood vessels. What about taking care of the ones that have already formed? Generally speaking, most neo- tends to subside once the cause is eliminated. The most important thing that you can do is to get your blephariis under control with antibiotics and lid scrubs as would be prescribed by your doctor. Once this is taken care of, most of the neo- should recede leaving little ghost vessels. It is too bad that you have not posted any pictures to show how bad it is. After treatment of the underllying cause, most patients can resume normal life including getting contacts or even LASIK in some cases. In severe cases, treatment with steroids and antibiotics can be helpful. Visit an ophthalmologist who is a cornea specialist so that you can nail this down once and for all. Dr. Tom >I am currently dealing with a situation that a few people might have >had experience with themselves. If so, I would love some feedback as I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >have seen is focused on the cause and prevention of new blood vessels. >What about taking care of the ones that have already formed? Thank you for your reply. I am looking for a corneal specialist through the University of Southern California Eye Center. Much Gratitude, Maurice Kirksey > Thank you for your reply. I am looking for a corneal specialist > through the University of Southern California Eye Center. > Much Gratitude, > Maurice Kirksey If you're near L.A., you may want to hook up with the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. World renowned.... http://www.jsei.org/ if the problem is the foreign body sensation, itching, and pain are the symptoms then the problem is the continuing blepharitis-- not the neovascularization. the blepharitis needs to be treated aggressively with antibiotics (topical and possibly oral), lid scrubs (religiously), and in the short-term steroids. neovascularization is simply the result of untreated blepharitis and not the cause of your problems. going to a corneal specialist is really not necessary. any decent general ophthalmologist or optometrist can handle this problem. its really not difficult to manage from the doctor's standpoint. its a chronic condition that requires vigilant attention by the patient or otherwise it will recur. ============== > I am currently dealing with a situation that a few people might have > had experience with themselves. If so, I would love some feedback as I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > have seen is focused on the cause and prevention of new blood vessels. > What about taking care of the ones that have already formed? Thanks so much for the reply retin. This seems to be the way to go. I have been religious with the cleaning of eyelids, maitenance of tears, and oral therapy like thera-tears and GLA supplements. These have gone a long way towards dealing with the problem. Will consult with someone on the rest of the treatment. Thanks, Maurice
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