Anti-VEGF
What Is Anti-VEGF?
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a particle developed by the body when it demands the establishment of new vessels. The product of VEGF is necessary for many normal physiological processes, including blood vessel development in the fetal stages, during injury healing, or for the growth of new vessels in tissues that have a deficient blood supply. These side effects would be expected to involve adverse effects from lack of VEGF indicating, such as slowed or poor wound healing, or trouble growing new blood vessels to replace forgot areas. For most people, however, any such side effects are worth the risk when faced with blindness or a rapidly growing tumor.
In wet devolution, the growth of blood vessels into the commonly clear cornea and eye can lead to loss of sight. This condition can be treated, or at least slowed down, with anti-VEGF therapy. To treat this condition, the anti-VEGF molecule often must be added into the eye, and these injections are usually required on a monthly basis. The immediate side effects associated with this therapy are due to the injection rather than the treatment, and often involve soreness at the injection site and risk of infection.
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