A fungal pH-responsive signaling pathway regulating Aspergillus adaptation and invasion into the cornea.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if cataract surgery on eyes with AMD confers as much functional visual improvement as surgery on eyes without retinal pathology. METHODS:This is a retrospective analysis of 4924 cataract surgeries from the Veterans Healthcare Administration Ophthalmic Surgical Outcomes Data Project (OSOD). We incl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stock MV,Vollman DE,Baze EF,Chomsky AS,Daly MK,Lawrence MG

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test whether in an animal model of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) the Müller glial cells displayed an upregulation of purinergic P2 receptor-mediated responses. METHODS:PVR was induced by intravitreal injection of the proteolytic enzyme, dispase, in the eyes of adult rabbits. The developing PVR was e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Francke M,Weick M,Pannicke T,Uckermann O,Grosche J,Goczalik I,Milenkovic I,Uhlmann S,Faude F,Wiedemann P,Reichenbach A,Bringmann A

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Drusen are risk factors for age-related macular degeneration and have been shown to negatively impact cells of the RPE and retina. In this study, the effects of drusen on the synaptic machinery of retinal photoreceptors are investigated. METHODS:Human donor eye tissue containing retina, RPE, and choroid was pr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Johnson PT,Brown MN,Pulliam BC,Anderson DH,Johnson LV

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Inflammatory status of RPE cells induced by A2E is essential in the development of AMD. Recent research indicated T-cell immunity was involved in the pathological progression of AMD. This study was designed to investigate how A2E suppresses immunoregulatory function of RPE cells in T-cell immunity in vitro. ME...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shi Q,Wang Q,Li J,Zhou X,Fan H,Wang F,Liu H,Sun X,Sun X

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

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:Mutations in the retinitis pigmentosa-1-like-1 (RP1L1) gene are the major cause of autosomal dominant occult macular dystrophy (OCMD), while recessive mutations have been linked to autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (arRP). We present the clinical phenotype of a large German OCMD cohort, as well as four R...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zobor D,Zobor G,Hipp S,Baumann B,Weisschuh N,Biskup S,Sliesoraityte I,Zrenner E,Kohl S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare in vivo lamina cribrosa (LC) strains (deformations) following acute IOP elevation in healthy, glaucoma, and ocular hypertensive subjects. Methods:There were 20 healthy, 20 high-tension primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), 16 primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), and 20 ocular hypertensive (OHT; with...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Beotra MR,Wang X,Tun TA,Zhang L,Baskaran M,Aung T,Strouthidis NG,Girard MJA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the expression of VEGF in extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (EMZL) and reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (RLH) of human ocular adnexa, and analyze the correlation with the intratumoral microvessel density (MVD). METHODS:Twenty-two EMZL and 16 RLH tissues were examined in this study. Paraformaldeh...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kinoshita S,Kase S,Ando R,Dong Z,Fukuhara J,Dong Y,Inafuku S,Noda K,Noda M,Kanda A,Ishida S

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) is a model for human retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In OIR mice, this study determined whether blockade of β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) with propranolol influences retinal levels of proangiogenic factors, retinal vascularization, and blood-retinal barrier (BRB) breakdown. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ristori C,Filippi L,Dal Monte M,Martini D,Cammalleri M,Fortunato P,la Marca G,Fiorini P,Bagnoli P

更新日期：2011-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the alterations in microRNA (miRNA) expression during replicative senescence (RS) in human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells. METHODS:Two HTM cell lines were serially passaged until they reached RS. Changes in expression of 30 miRNAs were assessed by real-time quantitative (q)-PCR. The effects of ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li G,Luna C,Qiu J,Epstein DL,Gonzalez P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To define the nature and extent of temporal frequency abnormalities in diabetics who have mild or no nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) by using the flicker electroretinogram (ERG). Methods:Light-adapted flicker ERGs were recorded from 20 diabetics who have no clinically apparent retinopathy, 20 diab...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McAnany JJ,Park JC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine quantitatively forward light scattering in the human lens as a function of depth. To use this to explain the psychophysical result, verified earlier in vitro, showing total light scattering in the human lens to decrease with scattering angle according to an approximate power law (power -2). METHOD...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van den Berg TJ

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the accuracy and precision of threshold estimates returned by two Bayesian perimetric strategies, staircase-QUEST or SQ (a Swedish interactive threshold algorithm [SITA]-like strategy) and ZEST (zippy estimation by sequential testing), and to compare these measures with those of the full-threshol...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Turpin A,McKendrick AM,Johnson CA,Vingrys AJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the specific role of very late antigen-1 (VLA-1; also known as integrin α1β1) in corneal inflammatory lymphangiogenesis in vivo and lymphatic endothelial cell functions in vitro. METHODS:A standard suture-induced corneal inflammatory lymphangiogenesis model was used in normal adult BALB/c mice t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Grimaldo S,Yuen D,Ecoiffier T,Chen L

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the association of AMD with long-term average blood pressure (BP) parameters, including pulse pressure (PP). METHODS:The ALIENOR study is a population-based study on age-related eye diseases in 963 residents of Bordeaux, France, aged 73 years or older. AMD was graded from nonmydriatic color retinal ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cougnard-Grégoire A,Delyfer MN,Korobelnik JF,Rougier MB,Malet F,Le Goff M,Dartigues JF,Colin J,Barberger-Gateau P,Delcourt C

更新日期：2013-03-28 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: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:Hyaluronan (HA) overproduction by orbital fibroblasts (OFs) is a major factor in the pathogenesis of Graves' orbitopathy (GO). 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU) is an inhibitor of HA synthesis in different cell types in vitro and has beneficial effects in animal models of autoimmune diseases. Methods:HA production ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Galgoczi E,Jeney F,Katko M,Erdei A,Gazdag A,Sira L,Bodor M,Berta E,Ujhelyi B,Steiber Z,Gyory F,Nagy EV

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To develop and use a custom virtual fields method (VFM) to assess the biomechanical properties of human prelamina and lamina cribrosa (LC) in vivo. Methods:Clinical data of 20 healthy, 20 ocular hypertensive (OHT), 20 primary open-angle glaucoma, and 16 primary angle-closure glaucoma eyes were analyzed. For ea...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang L,Beotra MR,Baskaran M,Tun TA,Wang X,Perera SA,Strouthidis NG,Aung T,Boote C,Girard MJA

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The basal laminae of capillaries, glomeruli, and nerves are thickened in diabetes. Previous studies have shown that diabetic tissues produce increased levels of basal lamina collagen and reduced levels of proteoglycans. Since heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans are thought to act as anionic barriers ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Caldwell RB,Slapnick SM,McLaughlin BJ

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a stable antimicrobial contact lens, which is effective against the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) panel microorganisms, Acanthamoeba castellanii and drug resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. METHODS:Melimine was covalently incorporated into et...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dutta D,Cole N,Kumar N,Willcox MD

更新日期：2013-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The lipid layer of the tear film forms a barrier to evaporation. Evaporation is a major cause of tear thinning between blinks and tear breakup. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between tear film thinning and lipid layer thickness before and after instillation of an emulsion eye drop. M...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： King-Smith PE,Hinel EA,Nichols JJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute effect of topical epinephrine HCl 2% on macular capillary blood flow was studied in 18 healthy human volunteers using the blue-field simulation technique. This technique provides a method for quantifying the velocity of leukocytes flowing in macular capillaries. Subjects adjusted the velocity of simulated le...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Robinson F,Chen S,Petrig BL,Grunwald JE,Riva CE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To link psychophysical thresholds for blind spot awareness and filling-in with early neural components that underpin these perceptions. METHODS:Blind spot dimensions were quantified, after which an intrinsic stimulus (i.e., a rectangular bar of varying length centered within the blind spot) was used to determi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abadi RV,Jeffery G,Murphy JS

更新日期：2011-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Air puff systems have been presented recently to measure corneal biomechanical properties in vivo. In our study we tested the influence of several factors on corneal deformation to an air puff: IOP, corneal rigidity, dehydration, presence of sclera, and in vivo versus in vitro conditions. METHODS:We used 14 fr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kling S,Marcos S

更新日期：2013-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased saccadic latencies were measured in the amblyopic eyes of subjects having amblyopia without strabismus, constant strabismus amblyopia, and intermittent strabismus. The subjects tracked a small, bright spot of light moving with random, horizontal step displacements of 0.25 to 8.5 degrees over the central reti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ciuffreda KJ,Kenyon RV,Stark L

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the molecular mechanisms of the antiangiogenic activity of UPARANT, an antagonist of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), on primary human retinal endothelial cells (HREC) as a model of in vitro angiogenesis. Methods:The antiangiogenic activity of UPARANT was evaluated on en...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Motta C,Lupo G,Rusciano D,Olivieri M,Lista L,De Rosa M,Pavone V,Anfuso CD

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Mutations in PITX2 are associated with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS), which involves ocular, dental, and umbilical abnormalities. Identification of cis-regulatory elements of PITX2 is important to better understand the mechanisms of disease. METHODS:Conserved noncoding elements surrounding PITX2/pitx2 were id...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Volkmann BA,Zinkevich NS,Mustonen A,Schilter KF,Bosenko DV,Reis LM,Broeckel U,Link BA,Semina EV

更新日期：2011-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the involvement of calpain in ovine cataractogenesis by measuring calcium, calpain activity, proteolysis, and the effect of calpain inhibition. METHODS:Sheep with genetic cataracts were examined for cataract severity. Calcium in normal and cataract lenses was measured. The presence of calpain was ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Robertson LJ,Morton JD,Yamaguchi M,Bickerstaffe R,Shearer TR,Azuma M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the thickness profile of the corneal epithelium and the Bowman's layer across the horizontal meridian. METHODS:Forty-four eyes of 22 healthy subjects were investigated in this study. Ultra-high resolution anterior segment spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was used to assess ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tao A,Wang J,Chen Q,Shen M,Lu F,Dubovy SR,Shousha MA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00