Development and characterization of a normalized canine retinal cDNA library for genomic and expression studies.

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the disease locus associated with autosomal dominant Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) in a large family and to compare the progression of severity in families mapped to the FCD1 and FCD2 loci. METHODS:Seventeen individuals in a large family were examined by slit lamp biomicroscopy. Blood samples were ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Riazuddin SA,Eghrari AO,Al-Saif A,Davey L,Meadows DN,Katsanis N,Gottsch JD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine directional changes in peripheral corneal thickness and corneal astigmatism over a range of severity of Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). METHODS:Eyes with FECD were categorized as mild, moderate, or advanced according to the area and confluence of guttae and the presence of clinical ed...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wacker K,McLaren JW,Patel SV

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effect of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), a nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB inhibitor, on chemokine and chemokine receptor expression and thus elucidate the role of NF-kappaB in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis (EAAU). METHODS:Uveitis was induced in Lewis rats with t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yang CH,Fang IM,Lin CP,Yang CM,Chen MS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using isochromatic luminance gratings and isoluminant red-green color gratings, examined luminance and color discrimination in amblyopia were examined. Complete color and luminance contrast sensitivity functions were measured monocularly from each eye of six normal and six amblyopic observers. Similar spatial frequenc...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bradley A,Dahlman C,Switkes E,De Valois K

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a fully automated local fractal dimension method to quantify vessel density and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images. METHODS:Fifty-two healthy Asian Indian eyes underwent imaging prospectively with OCTA system. Superficial and deep retinal vasc...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gadde SG,Anegondi N,Bhanushali D,Chidambara L,Yadav NK,Khurana A,Sinha Roy A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is well documented that grafting of cells in the subretinal space of Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rats limits deterioration of vision and loss of photoreceptors if performed early in postnatal life. What is unclear is whether cells introduced later, when photoreceptor degeneration is already advanced, can...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang S,Lu B,Girman S,Holmes T,Bischoff N,Lund RD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The incidence of blindness is increasing, in part, because of abnormal ocular neovascularization. Anti-VEGF therapies have yielded impressive results; however, they are not a cure for blindness. Recently, metallothioneins (MTs) 1 and 2 have been implicated in the process of angiogenesis. Therefore, we investiga...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nakamura S,Shimazawa M,Inoue Y,Takata S,Ito Y,Tsuruma K,Ikeda T,Honda A,Satoh M,Hara H

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vanishing optotypes (VOs) are pseudo high-pass letters whose mean luminance matches the background so that they "vanish" when the recognition acuity threshold is reached in the fovea. We determined the effect of increasing blur on acuity for these optotypes and conventional letters, in both foveal and extrafove...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shah N,Dakin SC,Anderson RS

更新日期：2012-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fibrillins are the major constituent of tissue microfibrils, which form the ocular zonule. In Marfan syndrome (MFS), FBN1 mutations lead to ectopia lentis. The goal of this work was to investigate zonule composition and formation in fibrillin-deficient and wild-type mice. METHODS:Immunofluorescence staining of...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Beene LC,Wang LW,Hubmacher D,Keene DR,Reinhardt DP,Annis DS,Mosher DF,Mecham RP,Traboulsi EI,Apte SS

更新日期：2013-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the impact of vitamin A supplementation at 4-month intervals on the prevalence and incidence of xerophthalmia among preschool-age children. METHODS:A stratified, random sample of 40 wards with 4766 children in Sarlahi district of Nepal was selected to participate in a randomized, controlled, communit...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Katz J,West KP Jr,Khatry SK,Thapa MD,LeClerq SC,Pradhan EK,Pokhrel RP,Sommer A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptation of saccadic magnitude and vestibulo-ocular reflex gain (VOR) was examined in six monkeys that had undergone a tenectomy of the medial and lateral recti of one eye. After the tenectomy, when the normal eye was patched, a conjugate increase in saccadic magnitude and VOR was observed in both eyes. Subsequent u...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Snow R,Hore J,Vilis T

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare a multisampling suprathreshold strategy with conventional suprathreshold and full-threshold strategies in detecting localized visual field defects and in quantifying the area of loss. METHODS:Probability theory was applied to examine various suprathreshold pass criteria (i.e., the number of stimuli ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Artes PH,Henson DB,Harper R,McLeod D

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct patterns of delayed-onset, cell-mediated hypersensitivity have been induced in the guinea pig eye with the same soluble protein antigen and two different methods of immunization. The predominant histologic feature of these reactions was the large number of eosinophils which infiltrated the uveal tract and...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Friedlaender MH,Howes EL Jr,Hall JM,Krasnobrod H,Wormstead MA

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Primates and rodents are used widely as animal models of glaucoma, but each has significant limitations. Researchers need additional animal models that closely resemble the relevant anatomy and pathologic features of the human disease to more quickly advance research. We validate a novel glaucoma animal model i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Samuels BC,Siegwart JT,Zhan W,Hethcox L,Chimento M,Whitley R,Downs JC,Girkin CA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tunicamycin (TM), a selective inhibitor of dolichylphosphate-dependent oligosaccharide biosynthesis, effectively blocks glycosylation, but not synthesis, of opsin, the rod visual pigment apoglycoprotein. In parallel with this inhibition, vesicular membrane material accumulates in the compartment between rod inner and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Defoe DM,Besharse JC,Fliesler SJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human adenovirus species D type 19 (HAdV-D19) has been associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC), a highly inflammatory infection of the ocular surface. Confusion exists regarding the origins of HAdV-D19. The prototype virus (HAdV-D19p) does not cause EKC, while a virus identified later with the ident...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhou X,Robinson CM,Rajaiya J,Dehghan S,Seto D,Jones MS,Dyer DW,Chodosh J

更新日期：2012-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the suitability of human donor corneas maintained in long-term organ culture for the isolation and expansion of viable and functional corneal stromal stem cells (CSSCs). These cells display properties similar to mesenchymal stem cells and demonstrate the ability to reproduce an organized matrix in vit...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kureshi AK,Funderburgh JL,Daniels JT

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the effect of traction of the vasculature on induction or acceleration of neovascularization, the chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) of the developing chick embryo were placed under tension with 10-0 nylon sutures and subsequently examined histologically. In the initial phase of the study, CAMs f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yamashita H,Hori S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular and subcellular distribution of S-100 protein was investigated at the ultrastructural level in the rat retina by the immunocytochemical PAP method. S-100 appeared to be localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus of Müller cells, offering conclusive evidence that in the mammalian retina, the protein is confine...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cocchia D,Polak JM,Terenghi G,Battaglia F,Stolfi V,Gangitano C,Michetti F

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Conventional full-field flash electroretinography (ERG) yields a single response waveform that can be useful in the early detection and diagnosis of many diseases affecting the retina. It is an objective measurement that probes the entire retina. However, localized areas of dysfunction have relatively small inf...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Derafshi Z,Kunzer BE,Mugler EM,Rokhmanova N,Park DW,Tajalli H,Shetty K,Ma Z,Williams JC,Hetling JR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the role of small GTPase Rho and its relation with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in mediating corneal epithelial wound healing. METHODS:Rho activity in THCE cells, an SV40-immortalized human corneal epithelial cell (HCEC) line, and primary HCECs was assessed by pull-down assay followed b...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yin J,Lu J,Yu FS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF beta-1) can modulate inflammation. Endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) is characterized by acute ocular inflammation related to the release of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6. The authors investigated the effect of TGF beta-1 on EIU in mice. METHODS:Three independent ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Peng B,Li Q,Roberge FG,Chan CC

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To evaluate the shape of the posterior corneal surface in eyes with normal myopia or myopic astigmatism and the changes after LASIK and epi-LASIK. METHODS. A total of 152 eyes were included in the study. The posterior corneal elevation was measured with Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam; Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany)...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang L,Wang Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for denuding Descemet's membrane by dissection of all overlying stroma, while preserving the corneal endothelial layer, was developed and evaluated. The technique consists in treating the stroma with trypsin and surgically removing the softened stromal layers. With an automated thickness-measuring technique, ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Soong H,Fischbarg J,Iwamoto T

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental esotropia was produced surgically in infant rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) for brief periods of time. Electrophysiological studies of the visual cortex showed that esotropia of only 2 weeks duration in an infant monkey is sufficient to cause a marked shift of dominance in favor of the fixating eye and to...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Crawford ML,von Noorden GK

更新日期：1979-05-01 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：:The circulating renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is an important determinant in maintaining adequate systemic blood pressure, and it also may modify organ-specific blood flow. All recognized RAS components have been identified in the eye. In this study, angiotensinogen (ANG) was localized using an affinity-purified anti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sramek SJ,Wallow IH,Tewksbury DA,Brandt CR,Poulsen GL

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated suprathreshold contrast sensitivity and binocular interactions in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopes using a reaction time paradigm. For every spatial frequency, reaction time increased as the grating contrast decreased. At all spatial frequencies and contrast values the reaction times using t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Levi DM,Harwerth RS,Manny RE

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a novel objective perimetry using multifocal chromatic pupil light reflex in normal participants and patients with photoreceptor dysfunction, and to relate this new technique with subjective dark-adapted chromatic Goldmann perimetry. METHODS:Thirty-two eyes of 17 retinitis pigmentosa (RP) or cone-r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Skaat A,Sher I,Kolker A,Elyasiv S,Rosenfeld E,Mhajna M,Melamed S,Belkin M,Rotenstreich Y

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the expression pattern and roles of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) in healing corneal epithelium. METHODS:Immunofluorescent staining and Western blot analysis were used to detect Shh, patched 1 (Ptc 1) receptors, and Gli transcription factors in corneal epithelium of Wistar rats (n = 44) at various intervals ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Saika S,Muragaki Y,Okada Y,Miyamoto T,Ohnishi Y,Ooshima A,Kao WW

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00