RhoA and its role in synaptic structural plasticity of isolated salamander photoreceptors.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the immunosuppressive and antiangiogenic activities of an intraocular rapamycin (RAPA) drug delivery system (DDS) in a rabbit model of high-risk penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS:Forty New Zealand White rabbits with corneal neovascularization underwent allograft cornea transplantation and were rand...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shi W,Gao H,Xie L,Wang S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease associated with ocular surface inflammation. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are integral in the initiation of inflammatory signaling. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of TLR-deficiency on dry eye-related ocular surface damage and inflammation using a mouse model o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Reins RY,Lema C,Courson J,Kunnen CME,Redfern RL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study binding of retinoids to human tear lipocalin (TL) to assess factors influencing ligand affinity and delivery. Mechanistic features of retinoid interactions with TL were investigated, including the influence of the retinoid functional group on ligand affinity, the relative affinity of retinol versus fat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gasymov OK,Abduragimov AR,Yusifov TN,Glasgow BJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the histologic effects and clinical outcomes of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) delivered by miniaturized annular transducers for ciliary body coagulation in an animal study. METHODS:Eighteen eyes of 18 rabbits were insonified with a ring comprising a six-sector transducer, to produce a 12...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Aptel F,Charrel T,Palazzi X,Chapelon JY,Denis P,Lafon C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report neural rim dimensions for South Indians and examine rim shape with relevance to clinical evaluation. METHODS:Healthy phakic participants (n = 623) of the Chennai Glaucoma Study with normal frequency-doubling perimetry underwent complete eye examinations including optic disc digital stereophotography....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Arvind H,George R,Raju P,Ve RS,Mani B,Kannan P,Vijaya L

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess vascular endothelial function in patients with normal pressure glaucoma using forearm blood flow responses to intra-arterial infusions of endothelial-dependent and -independent vasoactive agents. METHODS:Eight patients with newly diagnosed and untreated normal pressure glaucoma and eight healthy age-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Henry E,Newby DE,Webb DJ,O'Brien C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microvascular permeability response of the guinea pig conjunctiva to sulfidopeptide leukotrienes (LTs) was quantified as extravasation of radiolabeled bovine serum albumin. The LTs were potent inducers of increased microvascular permeability, with relative potencies LTE4 greater than or equal to LTD4 greater than ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gary RK Jr,Woodward DF,Nieves AL,Williams LS,Gleason JG,Wasserman MA

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Glaucoma is the second most frequent cause of visual impairment worldwide. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) causes glaucomatous optic nerve damage, especially in the primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) subtype. As most previous studies on IOP genetics were analyses of glaucomatous families, a study of general...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee MK,Woo SJ,Kim JI,Cho SI,Kim H,Sung J,Seo JS,Kim DM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the comparative accuracy of potential screening tests for open angle glaucoma (OAG). METHODS:Medline, Embase, Biosis (to November 2005), Science Citation Index (to December 2005), and The Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2005) were searched. Studies assessing candidate screening tests for detecting OAG in ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mowatt G,Burr JM,Cook JA,Siddiqui MA,Ramsay C,Fraser C,Azuara-Blanco A,Deeks JJ,OAG Screening Project.

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the variation in ocular biometry in adult Chinese individuals in Singapore. METHODS:This study was a population-based, cross-sectional survey of adult Chinese persons aged 40 to 81 years residing in Tanjong Pagar district, Singapore. Axial ocular dimensions, including axial length (AL), anterior ch...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wong TY,Foster PJ,Ng TP,Tielsch JM,Johnson GJ,Seah SK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) is a developmental ocular malformation often associated with additional ocular abnormalities. This study involved a novel mouse model of PHPV, generated by a null mutation of the Ski proto-oncogene, that displays other anterior segment and retinal malformations of...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McGannon P,Miyazaki Y,Gupta PC,Traboulsi EI,Colmenares C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The majority of patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA) harbor pathogenic OPA1 mutations and certain missense mutations, mostly within the GTPase domain, have recently been shown to cause multiple mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions in skeletal muscle. This raises the possibility that the optic neu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yu-Wai-Man P,Davies VJ,Piechota MJ,Cree LM,Votruba M,Chinnery PF

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rabbits are used commonly for the evaluation of drugs and surgery to lower intraocular pressure (IOP). The authors compared the accuracy and variability of three tonometers for measuring IOP in rabbits. METHODS:The anterior chamber of adult rabbits was cannulated with a 25-gauge needle connected to an elevated...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abrams LS,Vitale S,Jampel HD

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Inflammation probably plays a major role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The authors evaluated whether AMD is associated with gene expression patterns in white blood cells (WBCs) and whether such a pattern may serve as a biomarker for the disease. METHODS:Microarray analysis of g...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lederman M,Weiss A,Chowers I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the vasorelaxing effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and natriuretic peptides on isolated bovine retinal arteries (BRAs) and to evaluate the possibility of the unidentified retinal relaxing factor (RRF) being one of these peptides. METHODS:Retinal arteries were isolated from bovine eyes a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Boussery K,Delaey C,Van de Voorde J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ultrasonic pachometer was used to measure the central, mid-peripheral, and peripheral thickness in 17 locations across the corneas of 12 adult New Zealand Albino rabbit eyes. The mean thickness at each location was entered into a microcomputer to generate a three-dimensional plot of corneal thickness. The rabbit co...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chan T,Payor S,Holden BA

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Liquid perfluorocarbons are used as temporary vitreous substitutes in the surgical management of complicated retinal detachment. The purpose of this study was to determine if physiologic benefits could also be derived from the high oxygen solubility of perfluorochemicals relative to vitreous, especially during ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wilson CA,Berkowitz BA,Srebro R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because of its role in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis, p53 may be involved in maintaining the post-mitotic state of the adult eye. To shed light on the role of p53 in retinal development and maintenance, this study investigated the pattern of expression of p53, its family members, and its regulators during...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Vuong L,Brobst DE,Saadi A,Ivanovic I,Al-Ubaidi MR

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Large copy number variations (CNV) can contribute to increased burden for neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we analyzed the genome-wide burden of large CNVs > 100 kb in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), a neurodegenerative disease of the eye that is the largest cause of irreversible blindness. METHO...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kaurani L,Vishal M,Kumar D,Sharma A,Mehani B,Sharma C,Chakraborty S,Jha P,Ray J,Sen A,Dash D,Ray K,Mukhopadhyay A

更新日期：2014-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study observed biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in contact lens cases and investigated the inhibitory effects of 2,2'-dipyridyl (2DP) and 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-b-D-glucopyranose (PGG). METHODS:Biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027 and S. aureus ATCC 25923 an...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cho P,Shi GS,Boost M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the glaucoma progression in patients with a history of refractive corneal surgery (RCS). METHODS:A total of 313 eyes of 313 glaucoma patients (RCS group, 34 eyes; non-RCS group, 279 eyes) with a mean follow-up period of 2.7 years were included. Glaucoma progression was determined either by experts'...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim YJ,Yun SC,Na JH,Tchah HW,Jung JJ,Sung KR

更新日期：2012-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Anterograde intraflagellar transport (IFT) is essential for photoreceptor outer segment formation and maintenance, as well as for opsin trafficking. However, the role of retrograde IFT in vertebrate photoreceptors remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate zebrafish photoreceptors lacking the re...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Krock BL,Mills-Henry I,Perkins BD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A preferential loss of ERG b-wave was detected in a substrain of C57BL/10 mice. Electroretinographic and histologic techniques were used to investigate this hitherto unknown retinopathy. METHODS:ERGs were obtained from normal and affected C57BL/10. C57BL/6 mice served also as controls. a-Wave and c-wave analys...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ruether K,Grosse J,Matthiessen E,Hoffmann K,Hartmann C

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Several studies have reported higher levels of macular pigment (MP) in association with reduced risk for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), a disease to which there is a genetic predisposition. A classic twin study was performed to determine the heritability of MP in the healthy eye. METHODS:One hundred ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liew SH,Gilbert CE,Spector TD,Mellerio J,Marshall J,van Kuijk FJ,Beatty S,Fitzke F,Hammond CJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) and copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) in cellular protection of the optic nerve against the oxidative injury that contributes to demyelination in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). METHODS:Immunocytochemistry for Mn-SOD and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Qi X,Guy J,Nick H,Valentine J,Rao N

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors investigated whether trigeminal sensitization occurs in response to bright light with the retina disconnected from the rest of the central nervous system by optic nerve section. METHODS:In urethane-anesthetized rats, trigeminal reflex blinks were evoked with air puff stimuli directed at the cornea ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dolgonos S,Ayyala H,Evinger C

更新日期：2011-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To screen polymorphisms in complement factor-H (CFH), toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and APOE genes as potential risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Indian patients. METHODS:One hundred patients with AMD and 120 normal control subjects were screened for the polymorphisms by restriction dig...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kaur I,Hussain A,Hussain N,Das T,Pathangay A,Mathai A,Hussain A,Nutheti R,Nirmalan PK,Chakrabarti S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is an autosomal recessive disorder that has been linked to CYP1B1 mutations. This study was conducted to explore the role of FOXC1, which is involved in anterior segment dysgenesis, in PCG. METHODS:An earlier screening for CYP1B1 in a clinically well-characterized PCG cohort (...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chakrabarti S,Kaur K,Rao KN,Mandal AK,Kaur I,Parikh RS,Thomas R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00