ABSTRACT
This is a form of glaucoma that occurs as a result of aberrant growth of vascular tissue in the region of the drainage of aqueous humour, ie on the surface of the iris diaphragm and invading and thereby obstructing the drainage angle between the root of the iris and the corneal periphery. Neovascular glaucoma may occur as a consequence of ischaemic (poor blood supply) problems in the eye such as diabetic retinopathy, central retinal vein occlusion, central retinal artery occlusion, and ocular ischaemic syndrome associated with carotid occlusive disease, and other retinal, vascular disorders such as branch retinal vein occlusion, radiation retinopathy and chronic detachment of the retina.
