Sentences with phrase «abnormal blood vessels growing»

Since the majority of severe visual loss is caused by abnormal blood vessels growing beneath the retina, a massive effort is underway to identify methods of arresting this process.

An advanced stage, called proliferative diabetic retinopathy, occurs when abnormal blood vessels grow near the retina, the light - sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

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ROP is a condition that causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina (back of the eye) and can cause retinal detachment, which is a major cause of childhood blindness globally.