Neuroprotective effects of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1-R) blocker via modulating AT1-R signaling and decreased extracellular glutamate levels.

abstract：PURPOSE:To test a newly developed tear evaporimetry system that detects real-time changes in tear evaporation rates and shows the tear film stability in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). METHODS:A ventilated chamber system with high-sensitivity microbalance sensor was used to evaluate tear e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Goto E,Endo K,Suzuki A,Fujikura Y,Matsumoto Y,Tsubota K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited mitochondrial optic neuropathy characterized by bilateral, severe loss of central vision. In this study, the first formal assessment was conducted of visual disability in affected and unaffected individuals from molecularly confirmed LHON pedigrees. METH...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kirkman MA,Korsten A,Leonhardt M,Dimitriadis K,De Coo IF,Klopstock T,Griffiths PG,Hudson G,Chinnery PF,Yu-Wai-Man P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the neuroprotective effect of human serum albumin nanoparticles (HSA-NPs) and their conjugation with brimonidine (HSA-Br-NPs) on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in optic nerve crush (ONC) model. METHODS:We fabricated HSA-Br-NPs by ethanol precipitation, including 0.18% brimonidine (Br) and 3.5% h...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim KE,Jang I,Moon H,Kim YJ,Jeoung JW,Park KH,Kim H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major problem among very preterm survivors of neonatal intensive care. Neovascularization of the retina is prominent in the proliferative stages of ROP and is under the control of several factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This study was undertaken o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cooke RW,Drury JA,Mountford R,Clark D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to induce stereoscopic depth, retinal images in the right and left eyes must differ. Our experiments demonstrate that these uniocular differences for simple three-line configurations at stereo-threshold cannot usually be distinguished one from the other. We confirm that depth values are associated with indivi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Westheimer G,McKee SP

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human brain generates miniature eye movements, such as microsaccades, to counteract image fading due to visual adaptation. Generation of microsaccade relies on the amount of retinal error or acuity demand for a desired visual task. The goal of this study was to assess the influence of visual blur, induced by un...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ghasia FF,Shaikh AG

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the range of macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in a healthy group of young adults of South Asian origin; to investigate whether any dietary factors or personal characteristics were related to intersubject variations in MPOD; and to compare the mean MPOD of the South Asian group with the mean MPOD...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Howells O,Eperjesi F,Bartlett H

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on the multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) following an induced branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) in pigs. METHODS:Electrophysiological examination of the retina was performed in 20 pigs with stan...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ejstrup R,Cour Ml,Kyhn MV,Heegaard S,Kiilgaard JF

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) increases dramatically with age. This large collaborative study investigates the effects of 51 late-AMD-associated genetic variants in different ages, focusing on individuals above the age of 90 years. Methods:The study included 27,996 individuals of the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schick T,Lorés-Motta L,Altay L,Fritsche LG,den Hollander AI,Fauser S

更新日期：2020-12-01 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:Diabetic retinopathy is shown to share many similarities with chronic inflammatory disease, and in diabetes, accelerated apoptosis of retinal capillary cells is evident before histopathology can be seen. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of interleukin (IL)-1beta on capillary cell apoptosis in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kowluru RA,Odenbach S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the efficacy of the M1-selective muscarinic antagonist, pirenzepine, in preventing experimentally induced myopia in a mammalian model, the tree shrew. METHODS:Tree shrews were monocularly deprived (MD) using translucent goggles or negative lenses for a period of 12 days. In two of the MD groups, t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cottriall CL,McBrien NA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Generate site-specific somatic mutations selectively in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in mice. METHODS:A transgenic mouse line expressing the Cre recombinase under the control of the tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)-1 promoter was generated. The presence of Cre was determined by in situ hybridization, a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mori M,Metzger D,Garnier JM,Chambon P,Mark M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:DBA/2J mice are a standard preclinical glaucoma model, which spontaneously developed mutations resulting in chronic age-related pigmentary glaucoma. The goals of this study were to identify the degree of visual impairment in DBA/2J mice before and after disease onset by quantifying the optokinetic reflex respon...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Burroughs SL,Kaja S,Koulen P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swollen rabbit corneas incubated in vitro with their posterior surfaces blocked with silicone oil maintained fairly constant thickness over an 11 hr. period. Increasing the simulated intraocular pressure from 10 to 30 mm. Hg did not produce stromal thinning. When theophylline was added to stimulate epithelial Cl secre...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Klyce SD

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the effect of traction of the vasculature on induction or acceleration of neovascularization, the chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) of the developing chick embryo were placed under tension with 10-0 nylon sutures and subsequently examined histologically. In the initial phase of the study, CAMs f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yamashita H,Hori S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We described the optical coherence tomography (OCT) features of diabetic macular ischemia (DMI), and correlate these findings with visual acuity (VA). METHODS:Clinical and imaging data were collected from 100 patients with type 2 diabetes. Qualitative grading of DMI severity was determined according to criteri...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sim DA,Keane PA,Fung S,Karampelas M,Sadda SR,Fruttiger M,Patel PJ,Tufail A,Egan CA

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:IFT81, a core component of the IFT-B complex, involved in the bidirectional transport of ciliary proteins, has been recently implicated in syndromic ciliopathies. However, none of the IFT-B core complex proteins have been associated with nonsyndromic retinal dystrophies. Given the importance of ciliary transpor...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dharmat R,Liu W,Ge Z,Sun Z,Yang L,Li Y,Wang K,Thomas K,Sui R,Chen R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the visual evoked potentials (VEP) and electroretinograms (ERG) generated during electrical stimulation of the human optic nerve using the optic nerve visual prosthesis. METHODS:Two volunteers blind from retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and with no light perception each received a chronically implanted opt...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Brelén ME,Vince V,Gérard B,Veraart C,Delbeke J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The possible role of protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors in novel pressure-lowering drugs is currently under investigation. To gain further insight into regulation of contractility by PKC in trabecular meshwork (TM) and ciliary muscle (CM), the effects of various PKC inhibitors and activators were tested. METHOD...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Thieme H,Nass JU,Nuskovski M,Bechrakis NE,Stumpff F,Strauss O,Wiederholt M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To understand the genetic regulatory pathways underlying the retinoic acid (RA) induction of cone arrestin, gene array technology and other molecular tools were used to profile global gene expression changes in human retinoblastoma cells. METHODS:Weri-Rb-1 retinoblastoma cells were cultured in the absence or p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li A,Zhu X,Brown B,Craft CM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The transdifferentiation of Tenon fibroblasts to myofibroblasts is a pivotal step in filtering bleb scarring. It is mediated by the cytokine TGF-beta, Rho-dependent contractility, and cell-matrix interactions in an interdependent fashion. HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitors (statins) have been shown to inhibit Rho-GTP...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Meyer-Ter-Vehn T,Katzenberger B,Han H,Grehn F,Schlunck G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravitreal membranes from patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) consist partly of retinal glial (RG) and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells surrounded by varying amounts of extracellular matrix (ECM). The contribution of the ECM to the growth of PVR membranes is unknown. This study was undertaken t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Williams DF,Burke JM

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vestibulo-ocular reflex of normal monkeys was tested by a modified Bárány spinning test (B-test) and by sinosoidal rotation. The two tests gave concordant estimates of the time constant and corner frequency. Deviation from concordance was caused largely by modification of the reflex during the testing procedures. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Blair S,Gavin M

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical flicker frequency (CFF) was measured for stimuli varying in chromaticity only and in luminance only for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and for matched normal controls. The two CFF measurements showed different underlying linear interdependencies for the two groups, consistent with a greater loss of tem...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mason RJ,Snelgar RS,Foster DH,Heron JR,Jones RE

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the role of connexin43 (Cx43) and gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in the response of the human retinal pigment epithelial cell line ARPE-19 to oxidative stress. METHODS:ARPE-19 cells were treated with the chemical oxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BOOH), and cell viability was ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hutnik CM,Pocrnich CE,Liu H,Laird DW,Shao Q

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the accommodative accuracy and amplitude in children with Down syndrome. Accommodation is usually assumed to be good in children and is rarely measured. METHODS:A dynamic retinoscopy technique was developed that allows rapid and reliable measures of accuracy and amplitude of accommodation in infants...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Woodhouse JM,Meades JS,Leat SJ,Saunders KJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure the effects of cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFp) on retrolaminar tissue pressure (RLTp) and the translaminar pressure gradient (TLPG), particularly at low CSFp, which is the normal situation in erect posture. METHODS:Micropipettes coupled to a servonull pressure system were passed into eyes of ane...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morgan WH,Yu DY,Alder VA,Cringle SJ,Cooper RL,House PH,Constable IJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) in mice is an important model for elucidating basic mechanisms in autoimmune eye disease. The need for pertussis toxin (PTX) as an additional adjuvant to elicit EAU has limited the usefulness of this model in some types of studies by introducing a pleiotropic factor w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Silver PB,Chan CC,Wiggert B,Caspi RR

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To our knowledge, studies comparing binocular eye movements during reading task in strabismic children are scarce. The goal of our study was to examine binocular coordination of saccades during reading in strabismic children. METHODS:Binocular eye movements were recorded by an infrared system (mobile EBT) in 1...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lions C,Bui-Quoc E,Seassau M,Bucci MP

更新日期：2013-01-21 00:00:00