Vision loss in retinopathy of prematurity and proliferative diabetic retinopathy are caused by several growth factors [2, 3], including vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), the most potent cytokine that mediates ischemia-induced retinal neovascularization (NV) in ocular pathologies [4, 5]. This evidence concerns the gene VEGFA and ischemia.