PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gater, Laura
ED  - Grant, Maria
TI  - Diabetic Retinopathy — Diagnostic and Treatment Novelties
DP  - 2006 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 24--24
VI  - 6
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/2/24.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/2/24.full
AB  - Blocking growth hormone or insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are possible treatments for diabetic retinopathy (DR). GH and IGF-1 antagonists can produce significant reduction in neovascularization and reduction in the number of patients progressing to blindness.