Eye, Cornea - Neovascularization

comment:
The corneal stroma is normally avascular, but damage from various causes may result in neovascularization. Corneal neovascularization ( Figure 1

recommendation:
When neovascularization occurs without concurrent inflammation, it should be diagnosed and assigned a severity grade. When neovascularization is considered a feature of inflammation, it should not be diagnosed separately, unless warranted by severity, but should be described in the pathology narrative.references:
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