Mathematical analysis of specific anatomic foveal configurations predisposing to the formation of macular holes.

abstract：Purpose:The study aimed to provide a quantitative description of aqueous humor dynamics in healthy rat eyes. Methods:One eye of 26 anesthetized adult Brown-Norway rats was cannulated with a needle connected to a perfusion pump and pressure transducer. Pressure-flow data were measured in live and dead eyes by varying p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ficarrotta KR,Bello SA,Mohamed YH,Passaglia CL

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The protein RPE65 plays a critical role in retinoid processing in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Previous studies have identified the RPE65 mRNA in salamander cones, but not in rods. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether RPE65 is expressed at the protein level in mammalian cones, as w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Znoiko SL,Crouch RK,Moiseyev G,Ma JX

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic blepharitis has been a difficult disease to define either microbiologically or biochemically. Sterols from meibomian secretions of normal subjects and patients were analyzed, and important differences were observed. Based on analyses of these secretions, two significantly different (P less than 0.001) types of...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shine WE,McCulley JP

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (Mthfr) is a key enzyme in homocysteine-methionine metabolism. We investigated Mthfr expression in retina and asked whether mild hyperhomocysteinemia, due to Mthfr deficiency, alters retinal neurovascular structure and function. METHODS:Expression of Mthfr was investigated a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Markand S,Saul A,Roon P,Prasad P,Martin P,Rozen R,Ganapathy V,Smith SB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the distribution of invasive and cytotoxic genotypes among ocular isolates of P. aeruginosa and investigate the influence of the type III secretion system (T3SS) on adhesion to conventional, cosmetic, and silicone hydrogel contact lenses (CL). METHODS:Clinical isolates from 2001 to 2010 were analy...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shen EP,Tsay RY,Chia JS,Wu S,Lee JW,Hu FR

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of the embryonic chick cornea was directly related to, and coordinated with, overall eye growth. During normal development, the size of the embryonic chick cornea increased in three linear phases of diametric growth. Corneal diameter increased at a rate of 216 microns per day between embryonic day 4 (E4) and E7...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bee JA,Roche SM

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single injection of an aqueous suspension of group A streptococcal peptidoglycan-polysaccharide complexes (PG-PS) when injected intraperitoneally into Lewis rats induced a self-limiting bilateral uveitis with associated perpetuating polyarthritis. The uveitis was characterized clinically during the first 72 h by iri...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wells A,Pararajasegaram G,Baldwin M,Yang CH,Hammer M,Fox A

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the expression of integrin vitronectin receptors (integrins alphavbeta3 and alphavbeta5) in native human fetal retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and cultured hunman fetal RPE and to examine the role of RPE VnRs in the phagocytosis of photoreceptor rod outer segments (ROS). METHODS:Monoclonal antibodi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lin H,Clegg DO

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cathodal (-) iontophoresis of 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-adenine 5'-monophosphate (vidarabine monophosphate; Ara-AMP) was performed once daily for 3 days for the treatment of experimental herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) keratitis in rabbit eyes, and the therapeutic efficacy was compared with that of topical treatme...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kwon BS,Gangarosa LP,Park NH,Hull DS,Fineberg E,Wiggins C,Hill JM

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study examined the association between peripapillary choroidal thickness (PCT) with age and race in a group of African descent (AD) and European descent (ED) subjects with normal eyes. METHODS:Optic nerve head images from enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography of 166 normal ey...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rhodes LA,Huisingh C,Johnstone J,Fazio MA,Smith B,Wang L,Clark M,Downs JC,Owsley C,Girard MJ,Mari JM,Girkin CA

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the incidence of mutations in RPGR ORF15 in six families with X-linked progressive retinal degeneration (cone-rod dystrophy [XLCORD], macular or cone dystrophy) and to undertake a detailed phenotypic assessment of families in whom ORF15 mutations were identified. METHODS:To amplify and sequence ORF15 i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ebenezer ND,Michaelides M,Jenkins SA,Audo I,Webster AR,Cheetham ME,Stockman A,Maher ER,Ainsworth JR,Yates JR,Bradshaw K,Holder GE,Moore AT,Hardcastle AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinitis pigmentosa is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. It is characterized by progressive degeneration of the peripheral retina, leading to night blindness and loss of the peripheral visual field. PRPF31 is one of four pre-mRNA splicing factors identified as causing autosomal dominant reti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Waseem NH,Vaclavik V,Webster A,Jenkins SA,Bird AC,Bhattacharya SS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the phenotype of macrophages infiltrating rejected corneal allografts. METHODS:We performed allogeneic or syngeneic corneal transplantation in mice, and humanely killed animals at day 28 during allograft rejection when 60% of corneal allografts were rejected. We divided allografts into two grou...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Oh JY,Lee HJ,Ko AY,Ko JH,Kim MK,Wee WR

更新日期：2013-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of N-cadherin and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the invasion of collagen type I by human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. METHODS:RPE sheets from eight human eyes were used for characterization through Western blot analysis of the expression of cadherin in total lysates or af...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Van Aken EH,De Wever O,Van Hoorde L,Bruyneel E,De Laey JJ,Mareel MM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare adult discrimination performance on nine pediatric visual acuity tests to determine the consistency of optotype design. METHODS:After their binocular acuity was measured with each test, eight adult observers (mean age, 27 years ± 6.3 SD; three emmetropes and five corrected myopes) were shown isolate...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Candy TR,Mishoulam SR,Nosofsky RM,Dobson V

更新日期：2011-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the localization of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) in human corneal cells and to evaluate its functional ability as a local immunosuppressive factor. METHODS:The expression profile of IDO was identified in primary cultures of human corneal cells (fibroblasts, epithelial cells, endothelial cells)...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ryu YH,Kim JC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To assess the connection among arterioles, venules, and capillaries in three retinal capillary plexuses using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods:This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study including 20 eyes of 10 healthy subjects. En face and cross-sectional OCTA images w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nesper PL,Fawzi AA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress in the human lens leads to a wide range of damage including DNA strand breaks, which are likely to contribute to cataract formation. The protein Ku80 is a fundamental component of the nonhomologous end-joining pathway that repairs DNA double strand breaks. This study investigates the putative i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Smith AJ,Ball SS,Manzar K,Bowater RP,Wormstone IM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We characterized fluorescent bone marrow cells (YFP(+) BMCs) in the thy1-YFP mouse and determine if they promote trigeminal ganglion (TG) cell neurite growth. METHODS:Excimer laser annular keratectomy was performed in thy1-YFP mice, and corneas were imaged. BMCs were harvested from femur and tibia, and the exp...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sarkar J,Chaudhary S,Jassim SH,Ozturk O,Chamon W,Ganesh B,Tibrewal S,Gandhi S,Byun YS,Hallak J,Mahmud DL,Mahmud N,Rondelli D,Jain S

更新日期：2013-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:High myopia (HM) is defined as a refractive error worse than -6.00 diopter (D). This study aims to update the phenotypic and genotypic landscape of nonsyndromic HM and to establish a biological link between the phenotypic traits and genetic deficiencies. Methods:A cross-sectional study involving 731 participan...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cai XB,Zheng YH,Chen DF,Zhou FY,Xia LQ,Wen XR,Yuan YM,Han F,Piao SY,Zhuang W,Lu F,Qu J,Yu AY,Jin ZB

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated the relationship between amplitude and peak velocity of saccadic eye movements (the so-called main sequence) and the intra-individual variability of the main sequence. METHODS:Saccadic amplitudes and peak velocities were measured twice in 58 healthy subjects with an infrared reflection ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bollen E,Bax J,van Dijk JG,Koning M,Bos JE,Kramer CG,van der Velde EA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantitate in vivo retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival after transient periods of pressure-induced ischemia of the rat retina and after different survival intervals. METHODS:In adult rats, RGCs were labeled with fluorogold applied to their main targets in the brain. Seven days later, in several groups of r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sellés-Navarro I,Villegas-Pérez MP,Salvador-Silva M,Ruiz-Gómez JM,Vidal-Sanz M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To correlate the morphologic characteristics of choroidal neovascular lesions (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using raster scanning high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) and conventional fluorescein angiography (FA). METHODS:In this comparative clinical study, 37 consecutive pat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Malamos P,Sacu S,Georgopoulos M,Kiss C,Pruente C,Schmidt-Erfurth U

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vitreoretinal disorders are frequently characterized by increased vitreous levels of cellular mediators, including cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. The study was conducted to investigate whether multiplex bead analysis could identify disease-specific profiles of these mediators in a variety of vitreor...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Banerjee S,Savant V,Scott RA,Curnow SJ,Wallace GR,Murray PI

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine if variation in anterior lamina cribrosa surface depth (ALCSD) differs between glaucoma patients of African (AD) and European descent (ED). Methods:A total of 178 eyes from 123 glaucoma patients in the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES) and Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma St...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Girkin CA,Fazio MA,Bowd C,Medeiros FA,Weinreb RN,Liebmann JM,Proudfoot J,Zangwill LM,Belghith A

更新日期：2019-10-01 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 risk factors for having advanced glaucomatous visual field loss on the first visit at three hospital eye services. METHODS:This was a hospital-based, case-control study involving patients newly diagnosed with glaucoma at first visit to one of three ophthalmic departments in the United Kingdom. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fraser S,Bunce C,Wormald R

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:TGF-betas regulate cell proliferation and differentiation, and they play important roles in maintenance of corneal epithelium. However, the precise function of TGF-betas in the corneal epithelium remains unclear. In this study, cDNA expression array technology was used to demonstrate the effect of TGF-beta1 on ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hayashida-Hibino S,Watanabe H,Nishida K,Tsujikawa M,Tanaka T,Hori Y,Saishin Y,Tano Y

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular malformations and visual deficits are pathognomic of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). However, there are no reports on retinal visual function. To determine if prenatal (human second-trimester equivalent) or prenatal plus 10 days of postnatal (human third-trimester equivalent) ethanol exposure produced scotopic an...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Katz LM,Fox DA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three monoclonal antibodies against lens crystallin have been used to study the accumulation of specific polypeptides during development of the human lens. One antibody which recognizes an antigen common to three polypeptides with molecular weights close to 31,000 reacted equally well to the human lens cortex and nucl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Russell P,Carper DA,Chiogioji A,Reddy V

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00