Researchers Use Tear Samples of Scleroderma Patients To Gain New Insights Into How SSc Affects Eyes
A study was recently conducted to determine levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in the tears of patients with scleroderma. Vascular endothelial growth factor or VEGF has been found to play a major role in the development of new blood vessels in a number of diseases, including macular degeneration of the eye, diabetic…