Elevated serum IGF-1 level enhances retinal and choroidal thickness in untreated acromegaly patients.

Xia ZhangJin MaYuhan WangLüe LiLu GaoXiaopeng GuoBing XingYong Zhong

Published in: Endocrine (2018)

The choroidal thickness of acromegaly patients was greater than that of healthy controls and was significantly correlated with disease duration, IGF-1 level and IGF-1 burden, indicating that excessive serum IGF-1 and its exposure time have a combined effect on choroidal thickness.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
growth hormone
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
binding protein
physical activity
age related macular degeneration
risk factors
body mass index
weight gain
weight loss