Clinical significance of saccade analysis in early active Graves' ophthalmopathy.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the function of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a matricellular protein of the CCN (Cyr61/CTGF/Nov) family, in retinal vasculature during development and ischemia. METHODS:CTGF expression was determined using RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and transgenic mice carrying CTGF promoter-driven...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pi L,Xia H,Liu J,Shenoy AK,Hauswirth WW,Scott EW

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Age-related macular degeneration is a common form of vision loss affecting older adults. The etiology of AMD is multifactorial and is influenced by environmental and genetic risk factors. In this study, we examine how 19 common risk variants contribute to drusen progression, a hallmark of AMD pathogenesis. MET...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hoffman JD,van Grinsven MJ,Li C,Brantley M Jr,McGrath J,Agarwal A,Scott WK,Schwartz SG,Kovach J,Pericak-Vance M,Sanchez CI,Haines JL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To assess the effect of serous retinal detachment (SRD) on functional and anatomical outcomes in ranibizumab-treated patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods:All consecutive ranibizumab-treated patients with SRD were included in this retrospective study. For each patient with SRD, a patient without ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Giocanti-Aurégan A,Hrarat L,Qu LM,Sarda V,Boubaya M,Levy V,Chaine G,Fajnkuchen F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Looping patterns rich in laminin are present in tissue samples of primary aggressive human uveal melanomas and their metastases. Because these extravascular patterns connect to blood vessels and transmit fluid in vitro and in vivo, the three-dimensional configuration of these patterns has been the subject of co...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen X,Ai Z,Rasmussen M,Bajcsy P,Auvil L,Welge M,Leach L,Vangveeravong S,Maniotis AJ,Folberg R

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Determine which posterior uveal melanoma (PUM) size classification with three categories has the best prognostic discrimination. Methods:Single-institution study of 424 consecutive patients with PUM. The tumor's largest basal diameter (LBD), smallest basal diameter (SBD), and thickness (TH) were estimated by f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Skinner CC,Augsburger JJ,Augsburger BD,Correa ZM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To gain better understanding of the relationship between abnormalities detected by the multifocal VEP (mfVEP) compared with those detected by static achromatic, automated perimetry in patients with glaucoma. METHODS:Fifty patients were studied who had open-angle glaucoma that met the following criteria: (1) a ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hood DC,Thienprasiddhi P,Greenstein VC,Winn BJ,Ohri N,Liebmann JM,Ritch R

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:China has among the lowest cataract surgical rates in Asia. This study was conducted to identify barriers to cataract surgery in rural China. METHODS:All subjects having undergone cataract surgery and persons with presenting visual acuity or=1 eye due to nons...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yin Q,Hu A,Liang Y,Zhang J,He M,Lam DS,Ge J,Wang N,Friedman DS,Zhao J,Congdon N

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the waveform characteristics of 37 subjects with manifest latent nystagmus (MLN) and determine the manner in which visual feedback influences the nature of the waveform. METHODS:Binocular recordings of the eye movements of all subjects were undertaken using an infrared tracking system. Subjects view...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abadi RV,Scallan CJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe and interpret "choroidal caverns," an unreported optical coherence tomography (OCT) finding in the choroid of patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to atrophic AMD. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of patients with GA. Main outcomes measures included estimation of the prevalence of choroida...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Querques G,Costanzo E,Miere A,Capuano V,Souied EH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the size variation of the X-chromosomal human red and green visual pigment gene array in the general population using pulsed field gel electrophoresis and Southern blotting. METHODS:Peripheral blood lymphocytes were prepared from 67 anonymous males. The cells were embedded in agarose and the genom...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Macke JP,Nathans J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the hypothesis that subnormal retinal oxygenation response (DeltaPo2) found at 3 months of experimental diabetes is associated with cellular swelling and increased retinal thickness. METHODS:Two groups of animals were studied: control rats injected intraperitoneally with either 15% body weight of salin...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Luan H,Roberts R,Sniegowski M,Goebel DJ,Berkowitz BA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ca(2+) is a major regulator of cell function. In the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) is essential for the maintenance of normal retinal function. Therefore, accurate control of [Ca(2+)](i) is vital in these cells. Because Ca(2+) is permanently extruded fro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wimmers S,Strauss O

更新日期：2007-12-01 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:Recent evidence suggests that platelets play a major role in ischemia-reperfusion injury, not only through thrombus formation but also through participation in inflammatory reactions with leukocytes. This study was designed to investigate the contribution of platelets in leukocyte recruitment to inflamed region...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

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

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate how mitomycin C (MMC) modulates corneal fibroblast migration and its molecular mechanisms in the wound healing process. METHODS:After treatment with 0 and 0.2 mg · mL(-1) MMC for 5 minutes, effect of MMC on cell migration of human corneal fibroblasts (HCFs) was examined with a cell migration ass...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen TC,Lai CH,Chang JL,Chang SW

更新日期：2012-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroquine was administered intramuscularly 5 days a week to rhesus monkeys for as long as 4 1/2 years. No clinical, fluorescein angiographic, or electrophysiological evidence of retinal damage was observed. Yet chloroquine/chloroquine byproduct analysis of the ocular tissues revealed an enormous binding capacity of ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rosenthal AR,Kolb H,Bergsma D,Huxsoll D,Hopkins JL

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed whether partial occlusion of the nonamblyopic eye with Bangerter filters can immediately reduce suppression and promote binocular summation of contrast in observers with amblyopia. METHODS:In Experiment 1, suppression was measured for 22 observers (mean age, 20 years; range, 14-32 years; 10 females...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen Z,Li J,Thompson B,Deng D,Yuan J,Chan L,Hess RF,Yu M

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the earliest changes that occur in the retina after the onset of ectopic expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) by photoreceptors in transgenic mice, to characterize the development of neovascularization (NV), and to determine the feasibility of using these mice to test the efficac...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tobe T,Okamoto N,Vinores MA,Derevjanik NL,Vinores SA,Zack DJ,Campochiaro PA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effects of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection on chemokine gene expression and secretion by human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cell cultures. METHODS:HRPE cells were infected with HCMV (strain AD169) at an MOI of 5. Culture supernatants, collected at various postinoculation days, were ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Momma Y,Nagineni CN,Chin MS,Srinivasan K,Detrick B,Hooks JJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Patients with diabetes have a propensity to develop dry eye symptoms (DES), with reduced tear secretion and corneal sensitivity. The underlying pathologic basis of DES was explored in patients with Type 1 diabetes. Methods:Forty-two patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) (age: 49.21 ± 2.53 years, durati...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ferdousi M,Petropoulos IN,Kalteniece A,Azmi S,Ponirakis G,Efron N,Soran H,Malik RA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (Mthfr) is a key enzyme in homocysteine-methionine metabolism. We investigated Mthfr expression in retina and asked whether mild hyperhomocysteinemia, due to Mthfr deficiency, alters retinal neurovascular structure and function. METHODS:Expression of Mthfr was investigated a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Markand S,Saul A,Roon P,Prasad P,Martin P,Rozen R,Ganapathy V,Smith SB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the distribution of inflammatory mediators such as interleukin (IL)-1beta and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and angiogenic cytokines such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and to identify their cellular source in surgically excised choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVMs) of various...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Oh H,Takagi H,Takagi C,Suzuma K,Otani A,Ishida K,Matsumura M,Ogura Y,Honda Y

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the rabbit iris sphincter muscle, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide (NO) donor, inhibits cholinergic contraction but does not affect tachykinergic contraction in vitro. The objectives of the current study were to clarify the mechanism for the different responsiveness to NO in cholinergic and tachyki...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chuman H,Chuman T,Nao-i N,Sawada A,Yamamoto R,Kobayashi H,Wada A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate modifications with aging of the presence, distribution and morphologic features of conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue (CALT) in healthy human subjects using laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM). METHODS:A total of 108 (age range, 17-75 years) subjects were enrolled. In vivo conf...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Agnifili L,Mastropasqua R,Fasanella V,Di Staso S,Mastropasqua A,Brescia L,Mastropasqua L

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether cultured retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells implanted in the subconjunctival space induce an immune response against autoantigens and whether an active downregulation is achieved by RPE grafts placed in the anterior chamber and within the subretinal space. METHODS:Cultured RPE cells fr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Grisanti S,Ishioka M,Kosiewicz M,Jiang LQ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Retinal damage in ocular toxoplasmosis reflects Toxoplasma gondii-induced cell lysis and reactive inflammation. Human retinal histopathology demonstrates the presence of neutrophils, but activities of this leukocyte subset are unstudied. We conducted in vitro experiments to evaluate roles for neutrophils as ret...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ashander LM,Lie S,Ma Y,Rochet E,Washington JM,Furtado JM,Appukuttan B,Smith JR

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of second-harmonic imaging to identify differences in corneal stromal collagen organization between normal human and keratoconus corneas. METHODS:Six normal corneas from eye bank donors and 13 corneas of patients with keratoconus, obtained after penetrating...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morishige N,Wahlert AJ,Kenney MC,Brown DJ,Kawamoto K,Chikama T,Nishida T,Jester JV

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) naturally occurring regulatory T cells (Tregs) maintain self-tolerance and function to suppress overly exuberant immune responses. However, it is unclear whether innate immune cells modulate Treg function. Here the authors examined the role of innate immunity in lymphomyeloid homeostasis. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mott KR,Gate D,Zandian M,Allen SJ,Rajasagi NK,van Rooijen N,Chen S,Arditi M,Rouse BT,Flavell RA,Town T,Ghiasi H

更新日期：2011-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Heavy chain-hyaluronic acid (HC-HA)/PTX3 purified from human amniotic membrane (AM) was previously observed to suppress inflammatory responses in vitro. We now examine whether HC-HA/PTX3 is able to exert a similar effect in vivo, using murine models for keratitis and corneal allograft rejection. METHODS:The in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： He H,Tan Y,Duffort S,Perez VL,Tseng SC

更新日期：2014-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure was assessed in three occupational groups: fisherman, landscape workers and construction workers. The ratio of ocular exposure to ambient exposure was determined by placing UV-sensitive film (295-320 nm) between the eyes of the subjects and in a nearby open field. The mean o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rosenthal FS,Phoon C,Bakalian AE,Taylor HR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00