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From: The potential of nanomedicine therapies to treat neovascular disease in the retina

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Schematic representation of the retina and sites of pathogenic neovascularization. (A) Illustration of the eye, with the anterior segment consisting primarily of the lens, iris, and cornea and the posterior segment consisting primarily of the vitreous and retina. The small box highlights the location of the retinal tissue which lines the back of the eye and is diagramed in more detail. The retina is stratified into highly ordered layers as labeled in the picture. (B) Retinal neovascularization occurs when retinal capillaries pass through the inner limiting membrane and invade the retinal tissue, primarily in the ganglion cell layer. (C) Choroidal neovascularization occurs when choroidal capillaries pass through Bruch's membrane and invade the RPE and subretinal space.

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