Long posterior ciliary arterial blood flow and systemic blood pressure.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether complement-derived SC5b-9, the soluble nonlytic-fluid phase of the membrane attack complex, can be generated in normal human corneas when they are injured with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), ribitol teichoic acid (RTA) immune complexes, acid, or alkali. METHODS:The experimental cornea of each d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mondino BJ,Chou HJ,Sumner HL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine whether Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransport has the potential to contribute to corneal endothelial ion and fluid transport in cultured and fresh bovine corneal endothelial cells. METHODS:Cl- and Na+ sensitive fluorescent dyes were used to measure furosemide-dependent ion fluxes in cultured and fresh endot...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jelamskii S,Sun XC,Herse P,Bonanno JA

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare three microkeratome-assisted techniques for the preparation of ultrathin (UT) grafts for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. METHODS:After dissection with a 300-μm microkeratome head in 40 donor tissues, a second cut was performed with a 130-μm head either after manual stromal hyd...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Busin M,Patel AK,Scorcia V,Ponzin D

更新日期：2012-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because several polypeptide growth factors are known to influence capillary endothelial cell mitogenesis, the authors investigated the presence of some of these molecules in choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVMs) removed surgically from human subjects with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Amin R,Puklin JE,Frank RN

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess if the in vivo mechanical displacement of the anterior laminar cribrosa surface (ALCS) as a response of an acute elevation in intraocular pressure (IOP) differs in individuals of European (ED) and African descent (AD). METHODS:Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) scans were obtained f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fazio MA,Johnstone JK,Smith B,Wang L,Girkin CA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish an experimental mouse model of retinal detachment (RD) created by corneal puncture (CP). METHODS:Mouse corneas were punctured with a 30.5-gauge beveled needle, and the anterior chamber was penetrated. Histologic and functional changes of the retina were examined by light microscopy and electroreti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zeng R,Zhang Y,Shi F,Kong F

更新日期：2012-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was conducted to investigate metabolic changes in aqueous humor from rabbit eyes exposed to either UV-A or -B radiation, by using (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and unsupervised pattern recognition METHODS:methods. Both eyes of adult albino rabbits were irradiated with UV-A (366 ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tessem MB,Bathen TF,Cejková J,Midelfart A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:National programs for trachoma control are implementing mass treatment programs in which azithromycin is used as part of the control strategy. Dose is determined by weight, which can be difficult to determine in field conditions. The purposes of this study were to determine whether an accurate dose could be det...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Muñoz B,Solomon AW,Zingeser J,Barwick R,Burton M,Bailey R,Mabey D,Foster A,West SK

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of near-infrared (NIR) imaging acquisition in a large sample of consecutive pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), to evaluate the diagnostic performance of NF1-related choroidal abnormalities as a diagnostic criterion of the disease, and to compare this criterion wi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Parrozzani R,Clementi M,Frizziero L,Miglionico G,Perrini P,Cavarzeran F,Kotsafti O,Comacchio F,Trevisson E,Convento E,Fusetti S,Midena E

更新日期：2015-09-01 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:To study different aspects of macular function in eyes with early age-related macular degeneration (early AMD: drusen with or without retinal pigment epithelium alterations) and normal visual acuity, to obtain a complete evaluation of macular function impairment in early AMD and to study the relationship betwee...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Midena E,Degli Angeli C,Blarzino MC,Valenti M,Segato T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the thickness and surface area of porcine sclera. METHODS:One hundred twenty-eight porcine globes were sectioned from the center of the cornea to the region of the optic nerve. Photographs of the sectioned sclera including a millimeter scale were taken. Photographic slides were projected onto blank p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Olsen TW,Sanderson S,Feng X,Hubbard WC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts in the retroocular connective tissue appear to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). We hypothesize that specific attributes, differentiating normal from GO retroocular fibroblasts, may render the latter more vulnerable to the ongoing immunopathological process in GO. We i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Heufelder AE,Wenzel BE,Bahn RS

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To compare efficacy and safety between subconjunctival and intrascleral methods of mitomycin C (MMC) application during trabeculectomy Methods: This retrospective study included 165 eyes treated by trabeculectomy and compared clinical outcomes between eyes that received subconjunctival MMC (Group 1, 80 eyes, ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang M,Li B,Wang J,Liu W,Wu X

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Folic acid is essential for DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, and deficiencies in folate can lead to nutritional amblyopia and optic neuropathy. The transport of folate from the choroidal blood supply to the retina is only now beginning to be understood. The reduced-folate transporter was reported recently to be...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Smith SB,Kekuda R,Gu X,Chancy C,Conway SJ,Ganapathy V

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the visual and refractive outcome for four wavefront-guided surface ablation (WGSA) techniques (LASEK, LASEK flap-off [LASEK FO], Epi-LASIK, and Epi-LASIK flap-off [Epi-LASIK FO]) in a large myopic population. METHODS:This retrospective review included 1000 myopic eyes (spherical equivalent [SE] -1...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kulkarni SV,AlMahmoud T,Priest D,Taylor SE,Mintsioulis G,Jackson WB

更新日期：2013-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether visual deficits in children with infantile spasm (IS) are the result of seizure activity or of treatment with the anticonvulsant drug vigabatrin (VGB). METHODS:Vision function was determined in three experiments by determining peak contrast sensitivity (CS) and grating acuity (GA) with t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mirabella G,Morong S,Buncic JR,Snead OC,Logan WJ,Weiss SK,Abdolell M,Westall CA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of hydrogen peroxide on the epithelial cells of cultured rabbit lenses. METHODS:Lenses were cultured in minimum essential medium containing a single dose of 0.03, 0.1, or 0.2 mM H2O2. Three hours later the medium was replaced with peroxide-free minimum essential medium. Lenses were al...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Reddan JR,Giblin FJ,Dziedzic DC,Wirebaugh BM,Peters JL

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study examined the influence of stimulus chromaticity on simple reaction times (RTs) to determine the stage of chromatic processing that is most influential in their generation. METHODS:Simple RTs were measured in response to the cosinusoidally ramped onset of small, equiluminant, colored Gaussian spots. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McKeefry DJ,Parry NR,Murray IJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of high glucose on the proliferation of human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) and to elucidate the possible mechanisms of antiangiogenic activity of curcumin, a diferuloylmethane. METHODS:Human retinal endothelial cells were isolated from the retinal tissue obtained from human donor...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Premanand C,Rema M,Sameer MZ,Sujatha M,Balasubramanyam M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Throughout adulthood, Bruch membrane (BrM) accumulates esterified cholesterol (EC) associated with abundant 60- to 80-nm-diameter lipoprotein-like particles (LLP), putative apolipoprotein B (apoB) lipoproteins secreted by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). In the present study, neutral lipid, phospholipids, ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang L,Li CM,Rudolf M,Belyaeva OV,Chung BH,Messinger JD,Kedishvili NY,Curcio CA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the molecular properties, cellular distribution, and subcellular distribution of bovine rom-1 and its interaction with peripherin/rds in photoreceptor cells as an important step toward elucidating the role of rom-1 in photoreceptor outer segment structure-function relationships and in inherited ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Moritz OL,Molday RS

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Tissue transglutaminase (TGM2) is elevated in glaucomatous trabecular meshwork (TM) tissues. We investigated whether increased expression of TGM2 increases extracellular matrix crosslinking in the TM, thereby increasing aqueous humor outflow resistance and elevating intraocular pressure (IOP) in mouse eyes. Me...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Raychaudhuri U,Millar JC,Clark AF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the impact of substratum compliance and latrunculin-B (Lat-B), both alone and together, on fundamental human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cell behavior. Lat-B is a reversible actin cytoskeleton disruptor that decreases resistance to aqueous humor outflow and decreases intraocular pressure. METHODS:HT...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wood JA,McKee CT,Thomasy SM,Fischer ME,Shah NM,Murphy CJ,Russell P

更新日期：2011-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is widely regarded as a major modifiable risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Yet, precisely how it exerts its pathologic effects is poorly understood. Since early-stage AMD is characterized by choroidal capillary loss, this study examined the effect of sides...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yang X,Scott HA,Ardekani S,Williams M,Talbot P,Ghosh K

更新日期：2014-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the possible role of transducin Gtβγ-complex in modulating the signaling properties of photoactivated rhodopsin and its lifetime in rod disc membranes and intact rods. METHODS:Rhodopsin photolysis was studied using UV-visible spectroscopy and rapid scanning spectroscopy in the presence of hydro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lomonosova E,Kolesnikov AV,Kefalov VJ,Kisselev OG

更新日期：2012-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative importance of the anterior ciliary arteries to blood flow to the anterior segment and the quadrant distribution of blood to the iris, ciliary body, and ciliary processes were determined in canines with the use of 15 +/- 3 mum 103Ru microspheres with the reference blood flow method. Recti muscles were isol...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Keough EM,Wilcox LM,Connolly RJ,Hotte CE

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dry eye disease (DED) is associated with ocular surface inflammation that is thought to be mediated primarily by CD4 T cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether this T cell-mediated immune response is generated in the lymphoid compartment and to characterize the functional phenotype of the T c...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： El Annan J,Chauhan SK,Ecoiffier T,Zhang Q,Saban DR,Dana R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of adult male and female albino rats to high-intensity illumination for 17.5 hr results in a marked, transient exophthalmos, which persists for approximately 48 hr after the light exposure. Upon examination of the Harderian glands in these rats, a significant glandular weight increase was observed up to 2 day...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Johnson DD,Rudeen PK,O'Steen WK

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) has features of chronic low-grade inflammation. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether the presence of inflammatory cells in fibrovascular membranes (FVMs) from patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is associated with the activity of PDR and visual acuity ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Urbančič M,Štunf Š,Milutinović Živin A,Petrovič D,GlobočnikPetrovič M

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00