Open AccessEffect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 on Diabetic Retinopathy in Pubertal Age Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Premnath Raman,
Anuj Kumar Singal,
Anish Behl
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.163
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2162-0989
DOI - 10.1097/apo.0000000000000250
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic retinopathy , retinopathy , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , insulin , blood sugar , type 1 diabetes
The aims of this study were to correlate diabetic retinopathy (DR) changes with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels in patients with type 1 diabetes of pubertal age group and to correlate the level of retinopathy with IGF-1 levels.