Beata Urban, Jadwiga Peczyńska
Abstract
The authors present the role of VEGF in microaneurysm formation, blood-retinal barrier breakdown, development of capillary nonperfusion and retinal neovascularization in pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Inhibitors of VEGF in treatment of diabetic retinopathy are presented.
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The authors present the role of VEGF in microaneurysm formation, blood-retinal barrier breakdown, development of capillary nonperfusion and retinal neovascularization in pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Inhibitors of VEGF in treatment of diabetic retinopathy are presented.
Key concepts: Medicine, Diabetic retinopathy, Pathogenesis, Vascular endothelial growth factor, Neovascularization, Retinal, VEGF receptors, Ophthalmology