Likely New Treatment Target Identified for Diabetic Retinopathy (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Likely New Treatment Target Identified for Diabetic Retinopathy

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In oxygen-compromising conditions like diabetes, the body grows new blood vessels to help, but the result is often leaky, dysfunctional vessels that make bad matters worse.

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Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University

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