Depression of retinal glutamate transporter function leads to elevated intravitreal glutamate levels and ganglion cell death.

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare adult discrimination performance on nine pediatric visual acuity tests to determine the consistency of optotype design. METHODS:After their binocular acuity was measured with each test, eight adult observers (mean age, 27 years ± 6.3 SD; three emmetropes and five corrected myopes) were shown isolate...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Candy TR,Mishoulam SR,Nosofsky RM,Dobson V

更新日期：2011-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a new method of performing scanning laser ophthalmoscope perimetry that compensates for eye movements so that the correct retinal location is tested even if fixation changes. This allows for accurate testing of patients with central scotomas and for repeating testing longitudinally at the same retina...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sunness JS,Schuchard RA,Shen N,Rubin GS,Dagnelie G,Haselwood DM

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reaching a consensus in terms of interchangeability and utility (i.e., disease detection/monitoring) of a medical device is the eventual aim of repeatability and agreement studies. The aim of the tolerance and relative utility indices described in this report is to provide a methodology to compare change in clinical m...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bergin C,Guber I,Hashemi K,Majo F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Because there is a paucity of population-based data on retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) for children, we measured the RNFLT and its associations in schoolchildren. Methods:The population-based Gobi Desert Children Eye Study included all schoolchildren aged 6 to 21 years living in Ejina, Inner Mongol...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang CY,Zheng YF,Liu B,Meng ZW,Hong F,Wang XX,Wang XJ,Du L,Wang IY,Zhu D,Tao Y,You QS,Jonas JB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the retina from an eye enucleated for choroidal melanoma apposed rod outer segments were seen by transmission electron microscopy to be fusing together in groups by the confluence of their plasma membranes and the formation of cytoplasmic bridges between adjacent outer segments. These fusions were seen in areas dis...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Borwein B,Medeiros JA,McGowan JW

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steady-state visual evoked potentials were elicited by the appearance/disappearance of sinusoidal gratings of varying spatial frequency for both eyes of amblyopic subjects. The amblyopic eyes showed reduced responses and a phase shift relative to the nonamblyopic eyes across a wide range of spatial frequencies. Both t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Levi DM,Harwerth RS

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to show the usefulness of three methods for measuring IOP: Goldmann applanation tonometry, rebound tonometry, and Ultra-High-Speed Scheimpflug technology. METHODS:The examined group consisted of 96 patients (192 eyes), including 63 women and 33 men with a mean age of 59.3 ± 19.9 years...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Smedowski A,Weglarz B,Tarnawska D,Kaarniranta K,Wylegala E

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Previous studies have reported a possible link between low bone mineral density and AMD. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between osteoporosis and AMD in a South Korean cohort. Methods:This cross-sectional, nationwide study included 3496 women and 2789 men who had participated in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yoo TK,Kim SH,Kwak J,Kim HK,Rim TH

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A great deal of information about functionally significant domains of a protein may be obtained by comparison of primary sequences of gene homologues over a broad phylogenetic base. This study was designed to identify evolutionarily conserved domains of the photoreceptor disc membrane protein peripherin/rds by ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li C,Ding XQ,O'Brien J,Al-Ubaidi MR,Naash MI

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Juvenile monkeys being trained on smooth-pursuit tasks exhibit ocular oscillations resembling pendular nystagmus. The purpose of this study was to analyze these oscillations, the effects of gabapentin on them, and responses of cerebellar floccular neurons to understand possible neuronal mechanisms. METHODS:Fou...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shichinohe N,Barnes G,Akao T,Kurkin S,Fukushima J,Kase M,Leigh RJ,Belton T,Fukushima K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether mucosal immune responses directed against the ubiquitous parasite Toxoplasma gondii can be detected in tears of healthy humans. METHODS:Nonstimulated tears and blood were obtained from 62 healthy humans (mean age, 35 +/- 10 [SD] years). Serum anti-T. gondii immunoglobulin titers were det...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Meek B,Klaren VN,van Haeringen NJ,Kijlstra A,Peek R

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The protein RPE65 plays a critical role in retinoid processing in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Previous studies have identified the RPE65 mRNA in salamander cones, but not in rods. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether RPE65 is expressed at the protein level in mammalian cones, as w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Znoiko SL,Crouch RK,Moiseyev G,Ma JX

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To adopt micropatterning technology in manufacturing silicone elastomer-based microelectrode arrays for retinal stimulation, a silicone-polyimide hybrid microelectrode array was proposed and tested in vivo. METHODS:Gold microelectrodes were created by semiconductor manufacturing technology based on polyimide a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim ET,Kim C,Lee SW,Seo JM,Chung H,Kim SJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate genotypic and macular morphologic correlations in patients with RPE65-, CEP290-, GUCY2D-, or AIPL1-related Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:SD-OCT macular scans were performed in 21 patients, including 10 with RPE65, 7 with CEP290...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pasadhika S,Fishman GA,Stone EM,Lindeman M,Zelkha R,Lopez I,Koenekoop RK,Shahidi M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the influence of experimentally reduced cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFP) on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and neuroretinal rim area of the optic nerve head. METHODS:This experimental study included nine monkeys that underwent implantation of a lumbar-peritoneal cerebrospinal fluid (C...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yang D,Fu J,Hou R,Liu K,Jonas JB,Wang H,Chen W,Li Z,Sang J,Zhang Z,Liu S,Cao Y,Xie X,Ren R,Lu Q,Weinreb RN,Wang N

更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to measure change in anterior lamina cribrosa depth (ALD) globally and regionally in glaucoma eyes at different intraocular pressures (IOP). Methods:Twenty-seven glaucoma patients were imaged before and after IOP-lowering procedures using optical coherence tomography. The anterior...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Quigley H,Arora K,Idrees S,Solano F,Bedrood S,Lee C,Jefferys J,Nguyen TD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The structure of collagen lamellae in the anterior stroma of the human cornea is thought to be an important determinant of corneal rigidity. The three-dimensional structure of such collagen lamellae in normal human corneas was examined. METHODS:The anterior portion of 27 normal human corneas was obtained from ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morishige N,Takagi Y,Chikama T,Takahara A,Nishida T

更新日期：2011-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the relationship between lens power and age as well as the relationship between lens power and axial length (AL) in Chinese children and adolescents. Methods:The participants underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination that included AL, cycloplegic refraction, and Pentacam measurements. The...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xiong S,Zhang B,Hong Y,He X,Zhu J,Zou H,Xu X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of cell populations in the cornea may be performed rapidly and accurately employing the technique of enzymatic disaggregation. To illustrate this method normal rat corneas and corneas infected 24 and 48 hours previously with Staphylococcus aureus were disaggregated in a solution containing pancreatin and coll...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Badenoch PR,Finlay-Jones JJ,Coster DJ

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of a computerized optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) test in detecting visual acuity (VA) of >20/200. METHODS:This was a combined retrospective and prospective, noninterventional study. In phase I of the study, data from 168 eyes of 154 subjects who underwent the computerized objective VA tes...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Han SB,Yang HK,Hyon JY,Seo JM,Lee JH,Lee IB,Hwang JM

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare the phenotype of blue cone monochromacy (BCM) caused by large deletion mutations with those having the C203R missense mutation. Methods:BCM patients with large deletion mutations (n = 21; age range, 5-60 years), and with the C203R missense mutation (n = 13; age range, 5-70 years), were studied with ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sumaroka A,Garafalo AV,Cideciyan AV,Charng J,Roman AJ,Choi W,Saxena S,Aksianiuk V,Kohl S,Wissinger B,Jacobson SG

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The study aimed to provide a quantitative description of aqueous humor dynamics in healthy rat eyes. Methods:One eye of 26 anesthetized adult Brown-Norway rats was cannulated with a needle connected to a perfusion pump and pressure transducer. Pressure-flow data were measured in live and dead eyes by varying p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ficarrotta KR,Bello SA,Mohamed YH,Passaglia CL

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Peroxynitrite generated during the early phase of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) causes peroxidation of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6), a principal unsaturated fatty acid of the photoreceptor membrane, to its hydroperoxide (22:6HP). During this phase, microglia migrate to the site of photoreceptors. T...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Saraswathy S,Wu G,Rao NA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To model the sensitivity of the optic nerve head (ONH) biomechanical environment to acute variations in IOP, cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFP), and central retinal artery blood pressure (BP). Methods:We extended a previously published numerical model of the ONH to include 24 factors representing tissue anato...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hua Y,Voorhees AP,Sigal IA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the variation in ocular biometry and its association with refraction in adult Mongolians. METHODS:The study included 1800 subjects, aged 40 years or more, who were selected in two Mongolian provinces-Hövsgöl and Omnögobi-to participate in this population survey. Axial length (AL) and its componen...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wickremasinghe S,Foster PJ,Uranchimeg D,Lee PS,Devereux JG,Alsbirk PH,Machin D,Johnson GJ,Baasanhu J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare two spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) devices for the identification of angle structures and the presence of angle closure. METHODS:This was a prospective comparative study. Consecutive patients underwent gonioscopy and anterior segment imaging using two SD-OCT devices (iVue and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Quek DT,Narayanaswamy AK,Tun TA,Htoon HM,Baskaran M,Perera SA,Aung T

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Neovascularization of the avascular cornea is a significant problem associated with many corneal diseases. Because Fas ligand (FasL) is highly expressed in the cornea, the role of this molecule in controlling corneal neovascularization was examined in this study. METHODS:C57BL/6(B6), FasL (CD95L)-deficient B6-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stuart PM,Pan F,Plambeck S,Ferguson TA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to analyze lymphocyte infiltration using immunohistochemistry in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) membranes. METHODS:Sixteen patients, 13 with PDR and 3 without diabetes, underwent pars plana vitrectomy, and the epiretinal membrane was peeled. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kase S,Saito W,Ohno S,Ishida S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the influence of specific regions within Lp82 calpain on protein stability, enzymatic activity, and localization within lens and to test the influence of an Lp82 knockout mouse on normal maturational proteolysis in lens. METHODS:DNA constructs for Lp82 and Lp82-related proteins were subcloned into...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ma H,Shih M,Fukiage C,Azuma M,Duncan MK,Reed NA,Richard I,Beckmann JS,Shearer TR

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The ubiquitous pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) has a disparate array of functions in development (e.g., proliferation and apoptosis). Among three types of PACAP receptor (VPAC1, VPAC2, and PAC1), PAC1 is subject to alternative splicing that generates isoforms. Although the literature docu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lakk M,Szabó B,Völgyi B,Gábriel R,Dénes V

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00