Single choroideremia gene in nonmammalian vertebrates explains early embryonic lethality of the zebrafish model of choroideremia.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a software program developed to provide an objective assessment of the amount of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) in high-resolution digital images of the posterior capsule after cataract surgery. METHODS:Images are analyzed by a set protocol of defining the area of the posterior capsule, rem...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Barman SA,Hollick EJ,Boyce JF,Spalton DJ,Uyyanonvara B,Sanguinetti G,Meacock W

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) observations of the rabbit retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are reported both for normal tissue and for tissue subjected to laser radiation. In normal RPE, cells were observed to be closely packed and to have the characteristic hexagonal shape. The microvilli were abundant and of tw...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Borwein B,Sanwal M,Medeiros JA,McGowan JW

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the underlying mechanisms by which lipid mediator lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) acts as a growth factor in stimulating extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI3K) during corneal epithelial wound healing. METHODS:Epithelial debridement wounds in cultured porci...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xu KP,Yin J,Yu FS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Using transient ischemia followed by reperfusion (IR) to model ischemic retinal disease, this study compares the effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and therapies targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on retinal apoptosis, vascular permeability, and mRNA exp...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abcouwer SF,Lin CM,Wolpert EB,Shanmugam S,Schaefer EW,Freeman WM,Barber AJ,Antonetti DA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) deficiency on the development of herpes stromal keratitis and on the von Szily model of herpes retinitis in C57BL/6 mice, which are ordinarily resistant to development of both of these herpetic diseases. METHODS:Anterior chamber inoculation of the right ey...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nguyen QD,Uy HS,Merchant A,Medina CA,Baltatzis S,Zhao T,Zhao ZS,Cantor H,Foster CS

更新日期：2001-10-01 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:Imaging studies suggest that the choroidal vasculature may be altered in central serous chorioretinopathy. Little is known, however, about the regulation of ocular blood flow in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). The hypothesis for the present study was that choroidal blood flow changes durin...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tittl M,Maar N,Polska E,Weigert G,Stur M,Schmetterer L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In amblyopia, neuronal deficits deteriorate spatial vision including visual acuity, possibly because of a lack of use-dependent fine-tuning of afferents to the visual cortex during infancy; but temporal processing may deteriorate as well. METHODS:Temporal, rather than spatial, resolution was investigated in pa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Spang K,Fahle M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal blood vessel diameter and arteriovenous ratio (AVR) are commonly used diagnostic parameters. Because vascular walls are typically not visible in funduscopy, clinical AVR estimation is based on the lumen rather than the entire vessel diameter. Here the authors used a transgenic mouse model to quantify AV...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fischer MD,Huber G,Feng Y,Tanimoto N,Mühlfriedel R,Beck SC,Tröger E,Kernstock C,Preising MN,Lorenz B,Hammes HP,Seeliger MW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate factors associated with visual field (VF) progression in treated myopic normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) using a novel posterior sclera reconstruction method involving swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods:Fifty-six myopic patients on ocular hypotensive therapy with the diagnose ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim YC,Koo YH,Jung KI,Park CK

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical application of Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) to the eye reduces intraocular pressure (IOP) in all mammalian species studied thus far, including humans. The L-isopropylester derivative is currently the one most commonly used in experimental and clinical studies. Dose-response relationships were determined...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Crawford KS,Kaufman PL

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare in vitro, on the human reconstituted corneal epithelial SkinEthics model, and in vivo, using an acute rabbit toxicological model, the effects of a benzalkonium chloride (BAK)-preserved solution of latanoprost and a preservative-free (PF) latanoprost solution. METHODS:In vitro, the three-dimensional ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pauly A,Roubeix C,Liang H,Brignole-Baudouin F,Baudouin C

更新日期：2012-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In a group of humans with strabismic amblyopia, the relationship was examined between the structure and function of different brain regions. Three question were addressed: (1) Is the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) in humans with amblyopia structurally as well as functionally abnormal? (2) Do structural anomal...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Barnes GR,Li X,Thompson B,Singh KD,Dumoulin SO,Hess RF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the prevalence of presbyopia in the state of Andhra Pradesh in south India. METHODS:Comprehensive ocular examinations including logMAR (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution) distance and near (presenting and best corrected) visual acuity, slit lamp biomicroscopy of the anterior segment, an...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nirmalan PK,Krishnaiah S,Shamanna BR,Rao GN,Thomas R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To increase knowledge of the biochemical composition of lenticular exfoliation material (XFM) by using proteomic approaches. METHODS:Anterior lens capsules from patients with and without exfoliation syndrome (XFS) were homogenized in formic acid and subjected to cyanogen bromide (CNBr) cleavage, and the patter...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ovodenko B,Rostagno A,Neubert TA,Shetty V,Thomas S,Yang A,Liebmann J,Ghiso J,Ritch R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:We investigated the cross-sectional associations between macular pigment optical density (MPOD), plasma lutein (L), and zeaxanthin (Z) concentrations and cognitive function in 184 older adults of the 3-City-Bordeaux cohort. Methods:MPOD was measured using the two-wavelength autofluorescence method with a modif...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ajana S,Weber D,Helmer C,Merle BM,Stuetz W,Dartigues JF,Rougier MB,Korobelnik JF,Grune T,Delcourt C,Féart C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the putative role of endogenous matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in retinal neovascularization, an established mouse model was used to compare the retinal neovascularization observed in wild-type mice with that in mice without the MMP-2 or -9 genes. METHODS:C57Bl/6 (MMP-2(+/+) and -9(+/+)), MMP-2-defi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ohno-Matsui K,Uetama T,Yoshida T,Hayano M,Itoh T,Morita I,Mochizuki M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is a correlation between cell volume changes and changes in the rate of aqueous humor outflow; agents that decrease trabecular meshwork (TM) cell volume increase the rate of aqueous humor outflow. This study investigated the effects of the nitric oxide (NO)-independent activators of soluble guanylate cycl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dismuke WM,Sharif NA,Ellis DZ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intrastromal inlays for refractive correction of presbyopia are being adopted into clinical practice. An important concern is the effect of the inlay on the long-term health of the cornea due to disturbances in the concentration profiles of metabolic species. A three-dimensional metabolic model for the cornea i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pinsky PM

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of intraocular antibody synthesis against certain microorganisms is a diagnostic aid in identifying the causative agent in clinical uveitis. Little is known, however, concerning the kinetics and specificity of antibodies produced during intraocular inflammation. To investigate this subject we induced uve...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van der Voet JC,Liem A,Otto AJ,Kijlstra A

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have examined the fate of intravitreally injected liposomes in the aphakic, vitrectomized eye of the rabbit. Liposomes labelled with 125[I]-p-hydroxybenzimidylphosphatidylethanolamine were eliminated rapidly from the intraocular fluid. Nonetheless, a significant fraction of these liposomes were found to bi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stern WH,Heath TD,Lewis GP,Guerin CJ,Erickson PA,Lopez NG,Hong KL

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) is a nonhistone DNA-binding nuclear protein released from necrotic cells, which is also secreted by activated leukocytes and acts as a primary proinflammatory cytokine. In this study, we compared vitreous HMGB1 levels in ocular sarcoidosis with those in noninflammatory vitreore...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Takeuchi M,Taguchi M,Sato T,Karasawa K,Sakurai Y,Harimoto K,Ito M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether poor fetal growth, as determined by size at birth, is associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration. METHODS:A total of 660 men and women born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, between 1922 and 1930 and whose size at birth was available were traced and invited to take part...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hall NF,Gale CR,Syddall H,Martyn CN,Phillips DI

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine transforming growth factor (TGF) beta effects on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) as a potential cause of the blood-retinal barrier breakdown at the onset of angiogenesis. Previously, glial cells were shown to play a role in the angiogenesis process and to express the angiogenic regulating factor T...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Behzadian MA,Wang XL,Windsor LJ,Ghaly N,Caldwell RB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of varying levels of ocular surface stimulation on the timing and amplitude of the blink and tear secretion. METHODS:Following instillation of fluorescein dye, increasing levels of air flow were directed toward the central corneas of 10 healthy subjects. Interblink interval (IBI), tea...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wu Z,Begley CG,Port N,Bradley A,Braun R,King-Smith E

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compensatory eye movements (CEM) maintain a stable image on the retina by minimizing retinal slip. The optokinetic reflex (OKR) and vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) compensate for low and high velocity stimuli, respectively. The OKR system is known to be highly nonlinear. The VOR is generally modeled as a linear s...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sibindi TM,Holland PJ,van der Geest JN,Donchin O,Frens MA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess corneal epithelial cell survival after keratoplasty. METHODS:Corneal impression cytology (CIC) was performed on sex-mismatched corneal transplants. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with sex chromosome-specific probes was performed to identify epithelial cell mosaicism and therefore allocate t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Catanese M,Popovici C,Proust H,Hoffart L,Matonti F,Cochereau I,Conrath J,Gabison EE

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study is to investigate the corneal anomaly caused by excess transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) during mouse development. Methods:Bitransgenic KeraRT/TGF-α mice, generated via cross-mating tetO-TGF-α and KeraRT mice, were induced to overexpress TGF-α by doxycycline commencing at embryonic day 0 or postn...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang L,Yuan Y,Yeh LK,Dong F,Zhang J,Okada Y,Kao WWY,Liu CY,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bacillus cereus causes one of the most rapidly blinding forms of bacterial endophthalmitis. Migration of B. cereus throughout the eye during endophthalmitis is a unique aspect of this disease that may contribute to intraocular virulence. This study was conducted to analyze the contribution of swarming and intra...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Callegan MC,Novosad BD,Ramirez R,Ghelardi E,Senesi S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate cytokine production by leukocytes in aqueous humor (AH) during corneal graft rejection and nitric oxide (NO) production by macrophages as a potential mediator of graft damage. METHODS:Rats received corneal allotransplants and were killed during acute rejection. Leukocytes in AH that expressed tu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nicholls SM,Dick AD

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00