Dysplastic canine retinal morphogenesis.

abstract：Purpose:To assess the phenotypic variability and natural course of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) caused by EYS mutations. Methods:Multiethnic cohort study (N = 30) with biallelic EYS variants from a clinical IRD database (retinitis pigmentosa [RP], N = 27; cone-rod dystrophy [CRD], N = 1; and macular dystrophy, N ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pierrache LHM,Messchaert M,Thiadens AAHJ,Haer-Wigman L,de Jong-Hesse Y,van Zelst-Stams WAG,Collin RWJ,Klaver CCW,van den Born LI

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lens epithelial cells transdifferentiate to myofibroblasts during the formation of anterior subcapsular cataracts and secondary cataracts. One of the defining characteristics of myofibroblasts is the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA). This study investigated some of the factors that influence ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagamoto T,Eguchi G,Beebe DC

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate corneal sensitivity to selective mechanical, chemical, heat, and cold stimulation in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS:Twenty patients with FM (18 women, 2 men; 51.9 +/- 2.3 years old) and 18 control subjects (16 women, 2 men; 51.7 +/- 2.4 years) participated voluntarily in the study. Sub...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gallar J,Morales C,Freire V,Acosta MC,Belmonte C,Duran JA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine age-related alterations in the retinal tissue perfusion (RTP) and volumetric vessel density (VVD) in healthy subjects. Methods:Total 148 healthy subjects (age 18 to 83 years) were enrolled and divided into four groups (G1, <35 years; G2, 35 ∼ 49 years; G3, 50 ∼ 64 years; and G4, ≥65 years). The RT...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lin Y,Jiang H,Liu Y,Rosa Gameiro G,Gregori G,Dong C,Rundek T,Wang J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Classically, acute and chronic inflammations are characterized by fibrin deposition and a dynamic influx of leukocytes. This leukocyte recruitment, and associated activation, is thought to be dependent on the generation of leukocyte chemotactic factors (LCF). Although the functional existence of LCF in ocular t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ramsby ML,Kreutzer DL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Protein kinase C α (PKCα) is abundantly expressed in rod bipolar cells (RBCs) in the retina, yet the physiological function of PKCα in these cells is not well understood. To elucidate the role of PKCα in visual processing in the eye, we examined the effect of genetic deletion of PKCα on the ERG and on RBC light...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xiong WH,Pang JJ,Pennesi ME,Duvoisin RM,Wu SM,Morgans CW

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Leukocytes play a critical role in ocular diseases such as uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, and choroidal neovascularization. Intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 is essential for the migration of leukocytes. Control of ICAM-1 expression may lead to therapies for these diseases. Small-interfering ribonucleic ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hirano Y,Sakurai E,Matsubara A,Ogura Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate corneal nerve damage and its subsequent regeneration after excimer laser photokeratectomy in rabbit eyes. METHODS:Corneal photokeratectomy was performed on the right eyes of 34 pigmented rabbits, while the left eyes were used as a control. A Summit UV 200 excimer laser (Summit Technology, Waltha...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Trabucchi G,Brancato R,Verdi M,Carones F,Sala C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the diameter response of retinal arterioles as a function of the arteriolar diameter. METHODS:Ten healthy young volunteers aged 22 to 33 years were subjected to diameter measurement of four successive segments of a retinal arteriole with a retinal vessel analyzer (RVA). At each of the segments, the di...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jeppesen P,Sanye-Hajari J,Bek T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen hundred and seventy-six immature human cataracts extracted intracapsularly were classified according to the Cooperative Cataract Research Group (CCRG) method of cataract classification. Data on cataract location and extent, nuclear color, preoperative visual acuity, age, and sex were organized and stored in t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chylack LT Jr,Ransil BJ,White O

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to investigate the structural basis of motility abnormalities in congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles type 3 (CFEOM3), a disorder resulting from missense mutations in TUBB3, which encodes neuron-specific beta-tubulin isotype III. METHODS:Ophthalmic ex...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Demer JL,Clark RA,Tischfield MA,Engle EC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether caspase or cathepsin pathways are activated in human retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19) after exposure to 7-ketocholesterol (7kCh). METHODS:ARPE-19 cells were exposed to 7kCh with or without z-VAD-fmk, a pan-caspase inhibitor. Caspase-3, -8, and -9 activities were measured by a flu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Luthra S,Fardin B,Dong J,Hertzog D,Kamjoo S,Gebremariam S,Butani V,Narayanan R,Mungcal JK,Kuppermann BD,Kenney MC

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to characterize a Krt12-Cre knock-in mouse line for corneal epithelium-specific gene ablation and to analyze the allelic selection of the keratin 12 (Krt12) gene during corneal type-epithelium differentiation. METHODS:Knock-in mice were generated by gene targeting. The authors exa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hayashi Y,Call MK,Liu CY,Hayashi M,Babcock G,Ohashi Y,Kao WW

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy caused by the chronic and progressive death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), resulting in irreversible blindness. Ocular hypertension is a major risk factor, but RGC death often continues after ocular hypertension is normalized, and can take place with normal tension. Continuous...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bai Y,Sivori D,Woo SB,Neet KE,Lerner SF,Saragovi HU

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The loss of attentional visual field (AVF) has been linked to poor mobility and car crashes. We investigated the risk factors associated with a decrease in AVF over time among participants in the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Driving Study (SEEDS). METHODS:In a longitudinal cohort of 968 individuals ages 67 to 87, ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rao P,Munoz B,Turano K,Munro C,West SK

更新日期：2013-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Reports of lymphatics in the posterior human uvea are contradictory. We systematically analyzed the choroid by combining various lymphatic markers, following recently established guidelines for the immunohistochemical detection of ocular lymphatics. METHODS:Human choroids were prepared for flat mount serial cr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schrödl F,Kaser-Eichberger A,Trost A,Strohmaier C,Bogner B,Runge C,Motloch K,Bruckner D,Laimer M,Heindl LM,Reitsamer HA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the expression pattern of claudins in human corneal endothelium, and to evaluate the functional role of the claudin-10b subtype. METHODS:Corneal endothelium with Descemet's membrane and the corneal epithelium were stripped from donor human corneal stroma. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Inagaki E,Hatou S,Yoshida S,Miyashita H,Tsubota K,Shimmura S

更新日期：2013-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the role of vitamin E (VE) in age-related changes in the retinal tissues by using a mouse model of severe VE deficiency. METHODS:Pups of alpha-tocopherol transfer protein null (a-TTP(-)(/)(-)) mice were fed a VE-deficient diet for 4 or 18 months (VE (-) group). Wild-type C57BL/6 mice were fed a 0.002...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tanito M,Yoshida Y,Kaidzu S,Chen ZH,Cynshi O,Jishage K,Niki E,Ohira A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To investigate the characteristics of a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) image phenomenon known as the mirror artifact, calculate its prevalence, analyze potential risk factors, measure severity, and correlate it to spherical equivalent and central visual acuity (VA). METHODS. OCT macular...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ho J,Castro DP,Castro LC,Chen Y,Liu J,Mattox C,Krishnan C,Fujimoto JG,Schuman JS,Duker JS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the relation between grating acuity at age 1 year and Snellen acuity and grating acuity at 5.5 years, in preterm children with birth weights less than 1251 g. METHODS:Subjects were participants in the multicenter study of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity. The Teller acuity card (TAC; Viste...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dobson V,Quinn GE,Siatkowski RM,Baker JD,Hardy RJ,Reynolds JD,Trese MT,Tung B

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate corneal endothelial (CE) integrity enhanced during eye banking by a brief treatment of human donor corneoscleral explant (explant) with CE autocrine trophic factor vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). METHODS:Paired explants were used as control versus VIP (10 nM)-treated before storage in corne...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Koh SW,Gloria D,Molloy J

更新日期：2011-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tissues derived from immune-privileged sites sometimes possess special characteristics that promote their own survival when transplanted to a nonprivileged site. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) behaves as an immune-privileged tissue when transplanted extraocularly....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wenkel H,Streilein JW

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To design a contrast sensitivity perimetry (CSP) protocol that decreases variability in glaucomatous defects while maintaining good sensitivity to glaucomatous loss. METHODS:Twenty patients with glaucoma and 20 control subjects were tested with a CSP protocol implemented on a monitor-based testing station. In ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hot A,Dul MW,Swanson WH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study in an infant rat model of retinopathy of prematurity, the rod photoreceptors, which are known to have attenuated photoresponses. METHODS:Rhodopsin was extracted from whole retinas, the thickness of the rod outer segment (ROS) layer was measured, large phagosomes were counted, and the ROS ultrastructur...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fulton AB,Reynaud X,Hansen RM,Lemere CA,Parker C,Williams TP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Levels of some cytokines are significantly higher in the vitreous fluid of patients with acute uveitis than in normal vitreous fluid. The authors sought to determine which proinflammatory cytokines were upregulated in the vitreous fluid of patients with ocular sarcoidosis. METHODS:Samples of vitreous fluid wer...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagata K,Maruyama K,Uno K,Shinomiya K,Yoneda K,Hamuro J,Sugita S,Yoshimura T,Sonoda KH,Mochizuki M,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Th2 lymphocytes may play a key role in the development of allergic diseases such as vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Cytokine flow cytometry of tear samples was used to identify the phenotypical and functional properties of lymphocytes at the actual site of the allergic reaction. METHODS:Tear and blood sampl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Leonardi A,DeFranchis G,Zancanaro F,Crivellari G,De Paoli M,Plebani M,Secchi AG

更新日期：1999-11-01 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

abstract：Purpose:We assess if α retinal ganglion cells (αRGCs) and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) survive in mouse models of glaucoma. Methods:Two microliters of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA; 1 mM) or PBS were injected intraocularly 7 days before sacrifice. Immunohistochemical analyses of the retina...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Honda S,Namekata K,Kimura A,Guo X,Harada C,Murakami A,Matsuda A,Harada T

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of K-115, a novel Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival in an optic nerve crush (NC) model. Additionally, to determine the details of the mechanism of K-115's neuroprotective effect in vivo and in vitro. METHODS:ROCK inhibitors, including K-115 and fasud...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yamamoto K,Maruyama K,Himori N,Omodaka K,Yokoyama Y,Shiga Y,Morin R,Nakazawa T

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Skeletal and craniofacial muscles are frequently composed of multiple neuromuscular compartments that serve different physiological functions. Evidence of possible regional selectivity in LR intramuscular innervation was sought in a study of the anatomic potential of lateral rectus (LR) muscle compartmentalizat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Peng M,Poukens V,da Silva Costa RM,Yoo L,Tychsen L,Demer JL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00