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.