Assessment of neuroprotective effects of glutamate modulation on glaucoma-related retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in vivo.

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between exposure to Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the nested case-control sample drawn from the Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) cohort. METHODS:The BMES examined 3654 persons aged 49 to 97 years during 1992 t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Robman L,Mahdi OS,Wang JJ,Burlutsky G,Mitchell P,Byrne G,Guymer R,Taylor H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the change in ocular function by eye in patients with unilateral pigmentary retinopathy. METHODS:Longitudinal regression was used to estimate mean exponential rates of change in Goldmann visual field area (V4e white test light) and in full-field electroretinogram (ERG) amplitudes to 0.5- and 30-Hz ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Potsidis E,Berson EL,Sandberg MA

更新日期：2011-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:During early development, the ganglioside composition of the retina changes significantly, in that GD3 becomes the primary ganglioside in the mammalian retina. Because gangliosides play an important role in neuronal cell differentiation and proliferation, this change in ganglioside profile may indicate retinal ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Park EJ,Suh M,Clandinin MT

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the response of retinal vessels to differing durations of flicker light (FL) stimulation. METHODS:We recorded retinal arterial and venous vessel dilation to 12.5 Hz FL provocation of varying duration (5, 7, 10, and 20 seconds) in 12 healthy young individuals (age range, 26-45 years). All participa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Heitmar R,Summers RJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A prior study showed that Toll-like receptor (TLR)-5 recognizes Pseudomonas aeruginosa flagellin and triggers the production of proinflammatory cytokines in human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs). The present study was conducted to determine how the inflammatory response is modulated after TLR activation in HCE...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kumar A,Yin J,Zhang J,Yu FS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effect of Latrunculin (LAT)-A, a macrolide that binds to G-actin, which leads to the disassembly of actin filaments, on shape, junctions, and the cytoskeleton of cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) and on outflow facility in living monkeys. METHODS:Latrunculin-A dose-time-response...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Peterson JA,Tian B,Bershadsky AD,Volberg T,Gangnon RE,Spector I,Geiger B,Kaufman PL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate expression of methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) in epiretinal membranes from patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and to investigate effects of inhibition of MeCP2 and DNA methylation on transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-induced retinal pigment epithe...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： He S,Barron E,Ishikawa K,Nazari Khanamiri H,Spee C,Zhou P,Kase S,Wang Z,Dustin LD,Hinton DR

更新日期：2015-08-01 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 examine the relationship between circulating inflammatory markers, hemostatic factors, and age-related maculopathy (ARM). METHODS:A population-based, cross-sectional case-control study drawn from the Blue Mountains Eye Study included 159 early and 38 late ARM cases, and 433 controls matched for age, gender,...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wu KH,Tan AG,Rochtchina E,Favaloro EJ,Williams A,Mitchell P,Wang JJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Angioscotomas are scotomata caused by vessel shadows. Their extent may be influenced by physiological and pharmacologic conditions and disease. In this study, the authors quantified angioscotomas in normal subjects using a fundus perimetry technique with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope. They further investigate...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Remky A,Beausencourt E,Elsner AE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to characterize the morphology of the anterior opacities formed during recovery from posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC) in Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rats. METHODS:Lenses from RCS rats at 8 and 12 weeks postnatal (n = 14 and 12, respectively) were examined under a dissect...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Al-Ghoul KJ,Kuszak JR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The laser Doppler technique was used to measure alterations in retinal blood flow in human subjects under dark-adapted conditions compared to light-adapted conditions. Retinal blood flow increased 40 to 70% after the transition from light to dark. We show quantitatively that the measured increases in retinal blood flo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Feke GT,Zuckerman R,Green GJ,Weiter JJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical findings and to identify the genetic locus in a Dutch family with autosomal dominant benign concentric annular macular dystrophy (BCAMD). METHODS:All family members underwent ophthalmic examination. Linkage analysis of candidate retinal dystrophy loci and a whole genome scan were perfo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van Lith-Verhoeven JJ,Hoyng CB,van den Helm B,Deutman AF,Brink HM,Kemperman MH,de Jong WH,Kremer H,Cremers FP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The inner vasculature of the retina develops as a spreading network, which is preceded by spindle-shaped cells. These cells are alleged to be vascular precursor cells (angioblasts). This study was designed to test whether such angioblasts exist in neonatal mouse retina. METHODS:In situ hybridization and immuno...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fruttiger M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although primary congenital glaucoma (PCG)-associated CYP1B1 mutations in the heterozygous state have been evaluated for association with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in several small studies, their contribution to the occurrence of POAG is still controversial. The present study was conducted to determine...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pasutto F,Chavarria-Soley G,Mardin CY,Michels-Rautenstrauss K,Ingelman-Sundberg M,Fernández-Martínez L,Weber BH,Rautenstrauss B,Reis A

更新日期：2010-01-01 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 examine gain, speed, and temporal characteristics of initial and closed-loop components of vergence eye movements in young and elderly subjects. METHODS:Vergence eye movements in 13 elderly and 10 young adults were examined. A table with light-emitting diodes was used to elicit vergence starting from near (...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yang Q,Le TT,Kapoula Z

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the age-, gender-, and cause-specific 5-year incidence of bilateral visual impairment in participants in the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project, Victoria, Australia. METHODS:Participants aged 40 years and older were recruited from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, by random cluster sampling. The mea...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dimitrov PN,Mukesh BN,McCarty CA,Taylor HR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate the incidence, visual prognosis, and mortality in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in Korea. Methods:We used the National Health Insurance and the Korean Disability Registry database, which covers the entire newborn population in 2006 to 2014 and includes information on all newborns diagnosed with ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Na KH,Kim KH,Kang TU,Hann HJ,Ahn HS,Kim HJ

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether neural pathways for controlling goblet cell secretion are present in mouse and human conjunctiva. METHODS:Mouse conjunctiva was homogenized and subjected to electrophoresis and Western blotting to detect PGP 9.5 (indicates nerves), muscarinic receptor subtypes (indicates parasympathetic pa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Diebold Y,Ríos JD,Hodges RR,Rawe I,Dartt DA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine the effects of narrowband light exposure on choroidal thickness and the pupil response in humans. Methods:Twenty subjects, ages 21 to 43 years, underwent 1 hour of exposure to broadband, short wavelength "blue," or long wavelength "red" light, or darkness. Choroidal thickness, imaged with spectral...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lou L,Ostrin LA

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the hypothesis that changes in the viscoelastic material properties of peripapillary sclera are present within monkey eyes at the onset of early experimental glaucoma detected by confocal scanning laser tomography (CSLT). METHODS:Short-term (3-9 weeks), moderate (< or =44 mm Hg) intraocular pressure (I...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Downs JC,Suh JK,Thomas KA,Bellezza AJ,Hart RT,Burgoyne CF

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the psychometric characteristics of the Impact of Vision Impairment (IVI) Profile and evaluate its validity and reliability over time and between different forms of administration. METHODS:The IVI is a 32-item questionnaire developed to measure the impact of vision impairment on restriction of part...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Weih LM,Hassell JB,Keeffe J

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the intraocular safety and pharmacokinetics of hexadecyloxypropyl-cidofovir (HDP-CDV), the hydrolysis product of HDP-cyclic-CDV, a long-lasting intravitreal cidofovir prodrug for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. METHODS:HDP-cyclic-CDV was suspended in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 37°C and for...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang H,Chhablani J,Freeman WR,Beadle JR,Hostetler KY,Hartmann K,Conner L,Aldern KA,Pearson L,Cheng L

更新日期：2011-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of the ocular pressure to the anterior ciliary arterial pressure was studied by measuring the pressure of the anterior ciliary artery using a modified pressure chamber. Of the 40 subjects, 9 were normal, 16 were ocular hypertensive patients, and 15 were primary, open-angle, glaucoma patients. A signif...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sakimoto G,Schwartz B

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether blur adaptation influences blur sensitivity and blur discrimination thresholds in young adult myopes and emmetropes. In addition, to determine whether there is a differential effect of blur adaptation on blur sensitivity and discrimination between refractive error groups. METHODS:Proximal ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cufflin MP,Mankowska A,Mallen EA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretion of the aqueous humor has been proposed to occur as the result of active Na+ transport by a ouabain-sensitive Na-K ATPase. We have examined the localization of this enzyme in the epithelium of rabbit ciliary body pars plicata using [3H]ouabain autoradiography. Single ciliary processes were isolated and in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Usukura J,Fain GL,Bok D

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The possible role of protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors in novel pressure-lowering drugs is currently under investigation. To gain further insight into regulation of contractility by PKC in trabecular meshwork (TM) and ciliary muscle (CM), the effects of various PKC inhibitors and activators were tested. METHOD...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Thieme H,Nass JU,Nuskovski M,Bechrakis NE,Stumpff F,Strauss O,Wiederholt M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate changes of levels of erythropoietin (EPO) and VEGF in aqueous humor before and after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (IVB) and determine the underlying correlation between them. METHODS:This prospective study involved 21 eyes of 21 patients with surgery-required advanced neovascular glauco...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhou M,Chen S,Wang W,Huang W,Cheng B,Ding X,Zhang X

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fundamental to the maintenance of ionic concentration gradients and transparency of the lens is the activity of Na+,K+-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) in the epithelial layer. Recent studies have identified endogenous digitalis-like compounds (DLCs) and 19-norbufalin and its peptide derivatives in human catar...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lichtstein D,Levy T,Deutsch J,Steinitz M,Zigler JS Jr,Russell P

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00