The problem with diabetic eye disease treatments
In people with diabetes, abnormal blood vessels can form in the back of the eye, leading to vision problems often referred to as diabetic eye disease. VEGF is a substance that plays a role in the growth of blood vessels, but in diabetic eye disease, too much VEGF causes abnormal and leaky blood vessels to form and grow in the eye. Medications called VEGF inhibitors can block the action of VEGF, which helps to prevent the growth of problematic blood vessels and slow the progression of diabetic eye disease.
These medications are often delivered by injection directly into the eye, and doctors have recently raised the possibility that this might cause side effects elsewhere in the body, such as high blood pressure and decline in kidney function. However, we don’t yet know that there is any direct relationship with the injections, or how common or serious any problems might be.
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- Source: https://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/2024/02/20/can-diabetic-eye-disease-treatments-affect-kidney-function/