Implications of aldose reductase in cataracts in human diabetes.

abstract：:Substance P (SP)--like immunoreactivity has been localized to distinct retinal cell populations in the primate Macaca nemestrina by means of immunohistochemical techniques with a well-characterized monoclonal antiserum directed to SP. The specificity of the immunoreactive staining was established by absorption of the ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Brecha N,Hendrickson A,Florén I,Karten HJ

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare psychophysical Naka-Rushton parameters in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients and healthy controls using a flash-on-flash increment threshold paradigm, and to measure changes of these parameters with RP progression. METHODS:Sixty-six RP patients and 10 normal subjects were tested, and their maximum r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dagnelie G,Massof RW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens for chlamydial isolation culture and direct fluorescent antibody cytology (DFA) were collected from 1671 women and children from a trachoma-endemic area in Central Tanzania. Trachoma was graded using the new World Health Organization grading scheme, and 54% of the children and 9% of the women had inflammator...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Taylor HR,Rapoza PA,West S,Johnson S,Munoz B,Katala S,Mmbaga BB

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of primary angle-closure suspect (PACS), primary angle closure (PAC), and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) in a rural population in China. METHODS:In all, 6716 Han Chinese 30 years of age and older (5480 subjects 40 years of age and older) from 13 villages...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liang Y,Friedman DS,Zhou Q,Yang XH,Sun LP,Guo L,Chang DS,Lian L,Wang NL,Handan Eye Study Group.

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a type of ocular surface neoplasia, is primarily treated by surgical resection and topical immuno- or chemotherapy. Metastatic disease may be treated with systemic chemo- or immunotherapy, albeit with variable response. The purpose of this study was to determine wheth...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagarajan P,El-Hadad C,Gruschkus SK,Ning J,Hudgens CW,Sagiv O,Gross N,Tetzlaff MT,Esmaeli B

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate foveal avascular zone (FAZ) changes in the superficial (SCP) and deep (DCP) capillary plexuses in beta-thalassemia major (BTM) patients, as shown in optical coherence tomography angiography. Methods:Nonrandomized, comparative case series of 54 eyes of 27 BTM patients and 46 eyes of 23 healthy co...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Georgalas I,Makris G,Papaconstantinou D,Petrou P,Chalkiadaki E,Droutsas K,Andreanos K,Kanakis M

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is an important stimulatory factor for proliferative retinopathies. Expression of PDGF-B in the retinas of transgenic mice (hemizygous rho/PDGF-B mice) results in rapid-onset retinal detachment caused by proliferation of glial cells, endothelial cells, and pericytes, wherea...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Saishin Y,Saishin Y,Takahashi K,Seo MS,Melia M,Campochiaro PA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the disease course of retinal dystrophy caused by recessive variants in the DRAM2 (damage-regulated autophagy modulator 2) gene. METHODS:Sixteen individuals with DRAM2-retinopathy were examined (six families; age range, 19-56 years, includes one pre-symptomatic case). The change in visual acuity o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sergouniotis PI,McKibbin M,Robson AG,Bolz HJ,De Baere E,Müller PL,Heller R,El-Asrag ME,Van Schil K,Plagnol V,Toomes C,Uk Inherited Retinal Disease Consortium.,Ali M,Holder GE,Charbel Issa P,Leroy BP,Inglehearn CF,Webste

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The prevalence of myopia shows a decline with age in cross-sectional studies. This pattern may represent an increase in the prevalence of myopia in younger generations, possibly through increased exposure to near work, or an intrinsic age-related decline in myopia prevalence. Data were analyzed from published s...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mutti DO,Zadnik K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The role of VEGF-A in the normal ciliary body is largely unexplored. The ciliary body is similar in many respects to the choroid plexus of the brain, and we demonstrated previously the importance of VEGF-A in maintenance of choroid plexus vasculature and ependymal cells. Therefore, the role of VEGF-A in ciliary...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ford KM,Saint-Geniez M,Walshe TE,D'Amore PA

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:During the healing of a total corneal epithelial defect extending beyond the limbus, conjunctival transdifferentiation can be inhibited by corneal vascularization as evidenced by the lack of morphological transformation of the conjunctival epithelium into a cornea-like epithelium and the persistence of goblet cells on...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tseng SC,Hirst LW,Farazdaghi M,Green WR

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Posterior segment intraocular inflammation (PSII) is a putative Th1 CD4+ cell mediated autoimmune disorder. In experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis, neutralization of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha induces suppression of Th1 cells, macrophage activation, and target organ damage. Previous studies implicated ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Greiner K,Murphy CC,Willermain F,Duncan L,Plskova J,Hale G,Isaacs JD,Forrester JV,Dick AD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the relationship between cone photoreceptor packing density and outer nuclear layer (ONL) thickness within the central 15 degrees. METHODS:Individual differences for healthy subjects in cone packing density and ONL thickness were examined in 8 younger and 8 older subjects, mean age 27.2 versus 56....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chui TY,Song H,Clark CA,Papay JA,Burns SA,Elsner AE

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) appears in astrocytes after neural injury. The authors' laboratory has reported the presence of EGFR in glaucomatous optic nerves. The activation of EGFR is often associated with induction of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. In this study, the induction of COX-2 pathway in rat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang X,Neufeld AH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Methylprednisolone (MP) is commonly used to treat traumatic optic neuropathy and optic neuritis, but its benefit in terms of neuronal survival remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of MP on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival and visual function after ischemia in rats. ME...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dimitriu C,Bach M,Lagrèze WA,Jehle T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the expression of c-fos proto-oncogene and phosphorylation of cAMP responsive element binding (CREB) protein in the rat retina after changes in the light-dark condition. METHODS:Rats were exposed to both steady light and flashing light and were killed at the end of light exposure. The retinas were a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yoshida K,Imaki J,Fujisawa H,Harada T,Ohki K,Matsuda H,Hagiwara M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Neovascularization (NV) and retinal vascular leakage are major causes of impaired vision in ocular diseases. The purpose of this study was to identify novel phenylphthalimide analogs with therapeutic effects on NV and vascular leakage and to explore the mechanism of action. Methods:Antiangiogenic activities of...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang B,Li PK,Ma JX,Chen D

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Submucosal fibrosis due to excessive accumulation of collagens is an important histologic feature in the pathogenesis of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP). Heat shock protein 47 (HSP47), a collagen-binding protein, plays an important role in the biosynthesis of procollagens. In the present study, we examined ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Razzaque MS,Foster CS,Ahmed AR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the accommodative accuracy and amplitude in children with Down syndrome. Accommodation is usually assumed to be good in children and is rarely measured. METHODS:A dynamic retinoscopy technique was developed that allows rapid and reliable measures of accuracy and amplitude of accommodation in infants...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Woodhouse JM,Meades JS,Leat SJ,Saunders KJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:T cells play an important role in the pathogenesis of uveitis. Recent studies have indicated that the TNFSF15 gene that encodes the TL1A protein can regulate the differentiation and activation of T cells. TNFSF15 gene polymorphisms have been found to be associated with several autoimmune disorders. A possible a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li H,Hou S,Yu H,Zheng M,Zhang L,Zhang J,Zhang Q,Cao Q,Yuan G,Kijlstra A,Yang P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first heritable model of retinoblastoma was established by retina-specific expression of simian virus 40 T-antigen (SV40 T-ag) in transgenic mice. Bilateral, multifocal ocular tumors were observed in 100% of transgene-bearing mice. Central nervous system neoplasms occurred at a lower rate (27%) and represented the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Marcus DM,Carpenter JL,O'Brien JM,Kivela T,Brauner E,Tarkkanen A,Virtanen I,Albert DM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To use laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) to assess blood flow (BF) in the optic nerve head (ONH) tissue and choroid during elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Methods:This prospective study included 20 eyes of 20 healthy volunteers. The testing protocol had a baseline phase, two elevated IOP phases (+10 and +20...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kiyota N,Shiga Y,Ichinohasama K,Yasuda M,Aizawa N,Omodaka K,Honda N,Kunikata H,Nakazawa T

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to investigate the suppressive effects of antithrombin (AT)III on inflammatory reactions during endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in rats by studying leukocyte-endothelium interactions. METHODS:EIU was induced in Lewis rats by footpad injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). ATIII was admin...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yamashiro K,Kiryu J,Tsujikawa A,Honjo M,Nonaka A,Miyamoto K,Honda Y,Tanihara H,Ogura Y

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) protects the rat retina against the injury that ordinarily follows prolonged ischemia. It has been shown that release of adenosine, de novo protein synthesis, and mediators, such as protein kinase C and K(ATP) channels, is required for IPC protection. However, the molecular mechan...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang C,Rosenbaum DM,Shaikh AR,Li Q,Rosenbaum PS,Pelham DJ,Roth S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the foveal changes after repair of macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). METHODS:Prospective comparative case series. Twenty-four eyes of 24 patients with macula-off/fovea-on detachment (n = 9) and fovea-off detachment (n = 15) were studied. Serial optical coherence tomography (OCT...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： dell'Omo R,Viggiano D,Giorgio D,Filippelli M,Di Iorio R,Calo' R,Cardone M,Rinaldi M,dell'Omo E,Costagliola C

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice (MRL/lpr) spontaneously develop lacrimal gland inflammatory lesions and are a model for the human disease Sjögren's syndrome. Therapy with monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to CD4 ameliorates the autoimmune renal, vasculitic, and intraocular inflammatory lesions in MRL/lpr mice. The effect of anti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jabs DA,Burns WH,Prendergast RA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The primary purpose of this study was to characterize photoreceptor apoptosis in the rd mouse. Given that apoptosis is the final common pathway in many cases of retinal degeneration, the ability to retard or even arrest this process may ameliorate retinal disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The absence...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Doonan F,Donovan M,Cotter TG

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To characterize the morphology of neovascularization at the disc (NVD) and neovascularization elsewhere (NVE) in treatment-naïve or previously treated proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) patients using optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography. Methods:En face OCT angiograms of NVD/NVE in 40 eyes of ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ishibazawa A,Nagaoka T,Yokota H,Takahashi A,Omae T,Song YS,Takahashi T,Yoshida A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To further characterize a subpopulation of choroidal ganglion cells associated with the ciliary nerves. METHODS:Isolated long ciliary nerves of porcine and human eyes containing ciliary nerve-associated ganglion cells (CNGCs) were embedded in Epon for ultrastructural investigation, or wholemounts were stained ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： May CA,Fuchs AV,Scheib M,Lütjen-Drecoll E

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine corneal endothelial (BCE) cells in culture demonstrated 86Rb+ uptake which was mostly ouabain-sensitive with some (15 to 50%) ouabain-insensitive uptake that was dependent on the presence of bicarbonate in the incubation medium. Bovine smooth muscle (SM) cells demonstrated ouabain-sensitive 86Rb+ uptake but the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Savion N,Farzame N,Berlin HB

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00