A 38-year-old member asked:
can mild neovascularization go away if contacts are not worn for a month?
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Dr. Tim Conrad answered
33 years experience Ophthalmology
Often: Neovascularization is caused by low oxygen to the cornea. Reducing the amount of time in the lenses or switching to oxygen permeable contacts will usually make this go away.
Answered on Jan 12, 2015
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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered
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Need more oxygen: Fo nv. Best to wear glasses full time for awhile and get off of full time contact wear use, or cut it down to only 8 hours a day, so your eyes have ti ... Read More
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A 55-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Conrad answered
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Depends: On what organ is experiencing the new blood vessel growth. Neovascularization is a normal and expected result of an injury and growth. It is abnorma ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Conrad answered
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Many causes: There are many possible causes of this, but by far the most common, is contact lens abuse.
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Dr. Devon Webster answered
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Yes: Neovascularization means "new blood vessels" and is an umbrella term. Angiogenesis and vasculogenesis are two ways neovascularization, the formation o ... Read More
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