Population differences in elastin maturation in optic nerve head tissue and astrocytes.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and transforming growth factor-beta 2 (TGF-beta 2) influence the contractile activity and the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) in bovine lens epithelial cells (LECs). To examine whether modulation of contractile activity by these grow...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kurosaka D,Kato K,Nagamoto T,Negishi K

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Somatostatin (SST) analogues have been used to treat proliferative diabetic retinopathy, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid orbitopathy, and cystoid macular edema. There is a paucity of published data in regards to cell-specific distribution of SST receptors (SSTR) in normal human eye tissues. Gene expression for all...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Klisovic DD,O'Dorisio MS,Katz SE,Sall JW,Balster D,O'Dorisio TM,Craig E,Lubow M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the utility of baseline Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) normative classification in the prediction of future visual field (VF) loss. METHODS:Eighty-eight eyes with suspected glaucoma with abnormal RNFL classification by Str...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sung KR,Kim S,Lee Y,Yun SC,Na JH

更新日期：2011-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In cell culture, azelaic acid (C9) has been shown to have an antiproliferative and cytotoxic effect on human and murine malignant cutaneous melanocytes. Normal melanocytes are unaffected, as are normal choroidal melanocytes. Here, effects on cell kinetics and ultrastructure of cells of a human choroidal melanoma line ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Breathnach AS,Robins EJ,Pätzold HC,Bhasin YP,Ethridge LB,Garner A,Nazzaro-Porro M

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Protein kinases C (PKCs) are key cell-signaling mediators in retinal physiology and pathophysiology. The cellular localization of PKC isoforms is important in defining their activity and specificity; the present study investigated the modulatory potential of the proinflammatory mediator platelet-activating fact...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Faghiri Z,Bazan NG

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is an inherited retinal disease that causes early-onset severe visual impairment. To evaluate the mutation spectrum in the Chinese population, we performed a mutation screen in 145 Chinese LCA families. METHODS:First, we performed direct Sanger sequencing of 7 LCA disease genes...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang H,Wang X,Zou X,Xu S,Li H,Soens ZT,Wang K,Li Y,Dong F,Chen R,Sui R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this paper was to discuss manifestations of primary mitochondrial dysfunctions and whether the retinal pigment epithelium or the photoreceptors are preferentially affected. Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed of patients with clinically and laboratory confirmed diagnoses of maternally...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Oh JK,Lima de Carvalho JR Jr,Nuzbrokh Y,Ryu J,Chemudupati T,Mahajan VB,Sparrow JR,Tsang SH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rates of corneal penetration and efflux of phenylephrine (PE) and its metabolites were found to be limited by the epithelium. The rate constant for corneal penetration as measured in a lucite block perfusion system was 1.06 X 10(-3) hr-1 when the epithelium was present and 1.25 X 10(-2) hr-1 when the epithelium wa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Antoine ME,Edelhauser HF,O'Brien WJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 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:Metabolism and transport of glutathione (GSH), the endogenous thiol antioxidant, in conjunctival tissue to date are poorly understood. The purpose of the present study was to define transport characteristics of GSH in primary cultured rabbit conjunctival epithelial cells (RCECs). METHODS:RCECs were grown on me...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gukasyan HJ,Lee VH,Kim KJ,Kannan R

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate both the effect of diabetic macular edema (DME) on measured peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and the effect of intravitreal bevacizumab injection on RNFL thickness using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in patients with diabetic retinopathy. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hwang DJ,Lee EJ,Lee SY,Park KH,Woo SJ

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparison of intracellular pH (pHi) regulation between fresh (FBCE) and cultured (CBCE) bovine corneal endothelium was extended to HCO3- transport mechanisms. Upon introduction of CO2/HCO3- Ringer's solution, there was a small, sharp acidification followed by an alkalinization .09 and .18 pH U above the HCO3- fre...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bonanno JA,Giasson C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Extremely preterm infants are at increased risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). We previously identified several inflammatory proteins that were expressed early in life and are associated with an increased risk of ROP and several angiogenic and neurotrophic growth factors in the neonatal systemic circulat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bulka CM,Dammann O,Santos HP Jr,VanderVeen DK,Smeester L,Fichorova R,O'Shea TM,Fry RC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Refraction, as measured by spherical equivalent, is the need for an external lens to focus images on the retina. While genetic factors play an important role in the development of refractive errors, few susceptibility genes have been identified. However, several regions of linkage have been reported for myopia ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Klein AP,Duggal P,Lee KE,Cheng CY,Klein R,Bailey-Wilson JE,Klein BE

更新日期：2011-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess presbyopic spectacle coverage, willingness to pay, and the impact of correcting uncorrected presbyopia in individuals 40 years of age and older in Zanzibar and whether assessment of presbyopia can be incorporated into Rapid Assessment of Blindness (RAAB) surveys. METHODS:A cross-sectional, population...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Laviers HR,Omar F,Jecha H,Kassim G,Gilbert C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To model the photochemical kinetics of corneal cross-linking with riboflavin (Rf) and confirm the model through measured oxygen concentration experiments under varying energy input conditions by UV-A irradiance and temperature modulation in ex vivo porcine cornea. METHODS:A theoretical model was developed to d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kamaev P,Friedman MD,Sherr E,Muller D

更新日期：2012-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the age of onset of the pupil grating response (PGR). To compare estimates of resolution acuity obtained by pupillometric and behavioral methods in early infancy. METHODS:Dynamic infrared pupillometry was undertaken on 19 newborn infants while they fixated a uniform background upon which a 0.1 c/d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cocker KD,Moseley MJ,Bissenden JG,Fielder AR

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether a better IOP reduction can be observed in conscious, normotensive monkeys treated with ONO-9054, a novel dual EP3 and FP receptor agonist, compared with prostaglandin F2α analogs. METHODS:The binding affinities and agonistic activities of ONO-AG-367, a carboxy...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yamane S,Karakawa T,Nakayama S,Nagai K,Moriyuki K,Neki S,Suto F,Kambe T,Hirota Y,Kawabata K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effect of combining angiostatin with photodynamic therapy (PDT) using Lutetium Texaphyrin (Lu-Tex; Alcon, Fort Worth, TX) as a photosensitizer in bovine retinal capillary endothelial (BRCE) and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and to determine the mode of PDT-induced cell death in these cel...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Renno RZ,Delori FC,Holzer RA,Gragoudas ES,Miller JW

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. To understand the barriers facing primary care providers (PCPs), including nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), in the current referral-to-eye-care process and to solicit suggestions from PCPs on how to improve the current referral system. Methods. Four focus groups were conducted with a ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Holley CD,Lee PP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the molecular basis of hereditary lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD) type IIIA associated with corneal amyloid deposits afflicting several members of a four-generation family. METHODS:Histologic, immunohistochemical and biochemical studies were performed on corneal tissue samples obtained after per...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stix B,Leber M,Bingemer P,Gross C,Rüschoff J,Fändrich M,Schorderet DF,Vorwerk CK,Zacharias M,Roessner A,Röcken C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Suppression in amblyopia may be an unequal form of normal interocular suppression or a distinct pathophysiology. To explore this issue, we examined the orientation tuning and contrast dependence of continuous flash suppression (CFS) in adults with amblyopia and visually normal controls. Methods:Nine patients (...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gao TY,Ledgeway T,Lie AL,Anstice N,Black J,McGraw PV,Thompson B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine whether a possible barrier exists to diffusion of tracer into the optic nerve during development and to provide a basis for later studies of retrograde axonal transport in embryonic nerves, we studied the diffusion of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) into the nerve after vitreal injections in chicks ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kistler HB Jr,LaVail JH

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Müller glia play crucial roles in retinal homeostasis and function. Genetic modification of Müller cells by viral gene delivery would be valuable for studies of their normal physiology and roles in retinal disease states. However, stable and efficient transgene expression in Müller cells after delivery of gene ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Greenberg KP,Geller SF,Schaffer DV,Flannery JG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine a time window in the rhodopsin knockout (Rho(-/-)) mouse during which retinal function is already sufficiently developed but cone degeneration is not yet substantial, thus representing an all-cone retina. METHODS:Electroretinograms (ERGs) were obtained from 14 homozygous Rho(-/-) mice and eight C5...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jaissle GB,May CA,Reinhard J,Kohler K,Fauser S,Lütjen-Drecoll E,Zrenner E,Seeliger MW

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to identify target antigens of autoimmune keratitis with a disease-prone mouse model. METHODS:BALB/c nude mice grafted with embryonic rat thymi (TG nude mice) develop various organ-localized autoimmune lesions, including keratitis. A hybridoma producing a monoclonal antibody (OT-2...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hattori T,Takeuchi M,Ohno K,Ogawara M,Asatani T,Usui Y,Muramatsu R,Inagaki M,Usui M,Taguchi O

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a proinflammatory marker, are associated with systemic vascular disorders. In addition, clinical studies have implicated that elevated CRP is an independent risk factor for diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. However, the direct effect of CRP o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagaoka T,Kuo L,Ren Y,Yoshida A,Hein TW

更新日期：2008-05-01 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:We used a rabbit model to evaluate the interface embedded between the recipient corneas and transplanted donor corneal discs after non-Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (nDSAEK). METHODS:Unilateral DSAEK and nDSAEK surgeries were performed on New Zealand white rabbits. In vivo confocal mi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sun JP,Hu FR,Chen YM,Chu HS,Chen WL

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a new test of activities of daily living (ADLs) appropriate for the low-vision population: the Melbourne Low-Vision ADL Index (MLVAI). METHODS:The MLVAI was designed as a desk-based clinical assessment, comprising 18 observed items on complex ADLs in part (a) and 9 questions on broad self-care ADLs ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Haymes SA,Johnston AW,Heyes AD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00