TY - JOUR T1 - Severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy associated with acromegaly JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 628 LP - 628 DO - 10.1136/bjo.83.5.628c VL - 83 IS - 5 AU - NAOKI INOKUCHI AU - TSUNEHIKO IKEDA AU - FUYUKO YASUDA AU - SETUKO SHIRAI AU - YASUTAKA UCHIHORI Y1 - 1999/05/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/83/5/628.4.abstract N2 - Acromegaly is complicated by diabetes mellitus because of the action of growth hormone (GH) which induces the production of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). IGF-I may contribute to the development of diabetic retinopathy in an autocrine and/or paracrine manner.1 In patients with acromegaly who demonstrate excessive secretion of GH, the incidence of retinopathy is reportedly very low and severe retinopathy is rare.2 3 This report describes a patient with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy in both eyes associated with acromegaly. We performed pars plana vitrectomy and calculated the levels of angiogenic growth factors (IGF-I and vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF) in the vitreous of both eyes to learn whether GH and/or IGF-I may influence the progression of diabetic retinopathy in proliferative diabetic retinopathy associated with acromegaly.4 5 CASE REPORT A 62 year old woman presented with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy and was admitted to Osaka Kaisei Hospital for a pars plana vitrectomy. The … ER -