Open AccessThe impact of octreotide in experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Author(s) -
Özge Evren,
Burak Turgut,
Ülkü Çeliker,
Kadir Ateş
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.109380
Subject(s) - octreotide , medicine , proliferative vitreoretinopathy , saline , platelet derived growth factor receptor , growth factor , platelet derived growth factor , epidermal growth factor , dispase , endocrinology , ophthalmology , retinal , somatostatin , receptor , retinal detachment , biology , biochemistry , collagenase , enzyme
This study aims to investigate the effects of intravitreal octreotide on the growth factors, which have significant roles in the pathogenesis of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).