Screening of ocular enterobacteriaceae isolates for presence of chromosomal blaNDM-1 and ESBL genes: a 2-year study at a tertiary eye care center.

abstract：PURPOSE:To define the retinal phenotype in patients with the Bardet-Biedl syndrome and mutations in the BBS1 gene. METHODS:Ten patients (age range, 16-48 years), representing eight pedigrees, with BBS1 gene mutations were studied clinically and with kinetic perimetry, chromatic static perimetry, electroretinography (E...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Azari AA,Aleman TS,Cideciyan AV,Schwartz SB,Windsor EA,Sumaroka A,Cheung AY,Steinberg JD,Roman AJ,Stone EM,Sheffield VC,Jacobson SG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 26 subjects with myotonic dystrophy were studied with fluorophotometry to evaluate the relationship between aqueous humor dynamics and the hypotony found in this disorder. All 26 received topical fluorescein to determine the anterior chamber elimination coefficient; five received systemic fluorescein to eva...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Walker SD,Brubaker RF,Nagataki S

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Define a role for Fas-FasL in oxygen-induced retinopathy and explore the mechanism of pigment-epithelium-derived growth factor (PEDF) inhibition in this model. METHODS:Seven-day-old mice C57BL/6J (B6), FasL-defective (B6-gld), or Fas-defective (B6-lpr) mice were exposed to 75% oxygen for 5 days (postnatal day ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Barreiro R,Schadlu R,Herndon J,Kaplan HJ,Ferguson TA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the size variation of the X-chromosomal human red and green visual pigment gene array in the general population using pulsed field gel electrophoresis and Southern blotting. METHODS:Peripheral blood lymphocytes were prepared from 67 anonymous males. The cells were embedded in agarose and the genom...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Macke JP,Nathans J

更新日期：1997-04-01 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 describe and evaluate a new experimental reference plane for measuring rim area in scanning laser tomography. METHODS:The experimental reference plane was positioned so that (1) it always lay entirely below the margin of the optic nerve head (ONH), (2) it remained at a set z-axis distance below the ONH in i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tan JC,Hitchings RA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To examine the association between intraocular pressure (IOP) and the prevalence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) in high myopia. Methods:The hospital-based observational study consisted of patients treated in the Tokyo High Myopia Clinics and for whom fundus photographs and IOP readings were available. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jonas JB,Nagaoka N,Fang YX,Weber P,Ohno-Matsui K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We previously showed that pre-exposure of the cornea to Toll-like receptor (TLR)5 ligand flagellin induces strong protective innate defense against microbial pathogens and hypothesized that flagellin modulates gene expression at the transcriptional levels. Thus, we sought to determine the role of one transcript...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yoon GS,Dong C,Gao N,Kumar A,Standiford TJ,Yu FS

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To understand the pathophysiology of human retinal degenerations caused by mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene. METHODS:Three families with autosomal dominant retinal degeneration were found to have mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene. There were two frameshift mutations: a 1-base pair (bp) insertion at codo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jacobson SG,Cideciyan AV,Kemp CM,Sheffield VC,Stone EM

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent evidence suggests that platelets play a major role in ischemia-reperfusion injury, not only through thrombus formation but also through participation in inflammatory reactions with leukocytes. This study was designed to investigate the contribution of platelets in leukocyte recruitment to inflamed region...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nishijima K,Kiryu J,Tsujikawa A,Miyamoto K,Honjo M,Tanihara H,Nonaka A,Yamashiro K,Katsuta H,Miyahara S,Honda Y,Ogura Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Keratoconus (KTCN) is a complex eye disorder resulting in loss of visual function. Its development is affected by genetic and environmental components. The aim of this study was to unravel the role of epigenetic factors in KTCN. Methods:To verify if DNA methylation may play a role in KTCN development, reduced ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kabza M,Karolak JA,Rydzanicz M,Udziela M,Gasperowicz P,Ploski R,Szaflik JP,Gajecka M

更新日期：2019-04-01 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:Mesopic flash electroretinography (fERG) as a tool to identify N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction in subjects with schizophrenia shows great potential. We report the first fERG study in a genetic mouse model of schizophrenia characterized by NMDAR hypofunction from gene silencing of serine racem...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Torres Jimenez N,Lines JW,Kueppers RB,Kofuji P,Wei H,Rankila A,Coyle JT,Miller RF,McLoon LK

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can prevent and/or reverse steroid-induced IOP elevation in an ovine model. METHODS:Three animal groups were subjected to bilateral steroid-induced IOP elevation using thrice daily topical ocular prednisolone administration. In the first group (N = 8), ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gerometta R,Kumar S,Shah S,Alvarez L,Candia O,Danias J

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A human biovar of Chlamydia trachomatis was used to develop a murine model of ocular chlamydial infection. The inbred mouse model will allow detailed immunologic studies during ocular infection, and use of a human biovar for infection may aid in identification of appropriate vaccine strategies against chlamydia...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Whittum-Hudson JA,O'Brien TP,Prendergast RA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of WDR36 and P53 sequence variations in POAG susceptibility. METHODS:The authors performed a case-control genetic association study in 268 unrelated Spanish patients (POAG1) and 380 control subjects matched for sex, age, and ethnicity. WDR36 sequence variations were screened by either d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Blanco-Marchite C,Sánchez-Sánchez F,López-Garrido MP,Iñigez-de-Onzoño M,López-Martínez F,López-Sánchez E,Alvarez L,Rodríguez-Calvo PP,Méndez-Hernández C,Fernández-Vega L,García-Sánchez J,Coca-Prados M,García-Feijoo J,Escribano

更新日期：2011-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the roles played by toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in cultured human corneal endothelial (HCEn) cells after herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection and to characterize the TLR9-mediated antiviral responses. METHOD:Immortalized HCEn cells were examined for TLR expression. The upregulation of inf...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Takeda S,Miyazaki D,Sasaki S,Yamamoto Y,Terasaka Y,Yakura K,Yamagami S,Ebihara N,Inoue Y

更新日期：2011-08-24 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:To assess the effects of diabetes mellitus on corneal structure and function. METHODS:The authors measured endothelial permeability to fluorescein and corneal deswelling for 7.5 hours after 2 hours of hypoxic contact lens wear in 20 patients with diabetes who had nonproliferative retinopathy and 21 age-matched...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Weston BC,Bourne WM,Polse KA,Hodge DO

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) on motor function of bovine sphincter, dilator, and ciliary muscles were investigated pharmacologically, with and without field stimulation. SP contracted the sphincter and the maximum response was only about 25% of that in the presence of equimolar d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Suzuki R,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the potential for neuropeptide Y (NPY) signaling in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) by identifying the NPY receptor subtypes present, determining the effect of NPY on second-messenger production and membrane conductance, and establishing the neural retina as a site of NPY gene expression. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ammar DA,Hughes BA,Thompson DA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of blocking substance P (SP) interactions with its major receptor (NK1-R) using the antagonist spantide I in susceptible mice infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry and enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA) tested levels of SP in the cornea of B6 and BALB/c mice....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hazlett LD,McClellan SA,Barrett RP,Liu J,Zhang Y,Lighvani S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Subretinal fibrosis causes damage to visual acuity, especially if the lesion is in the macula, as is frequently observed in advanced age-related macular degeneration. Exudate leukocytes form abnormal vessels that initiate regional inflammation accompanied with local glial proliferation and matrix production. Th...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jo YJ,Sonoda KH,Oshima Y,Takeda A,Kohno R,Yamada J,Hamuro J,Yang Y,Notomi S,Hisatomi T,Ishibashi T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the ocular complications of intravitreal injection of high dose bevacizumab in monkey eyes. METHODS:Four healthy monkeys (Macaca fuscata) received an intravitreal injection of either 6.25 or 12.5 mg bevacizumab in the right eye; the left control eye received an intravitreal injection of the same vo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sakurai K,Akiyama H,Shimoda Y,Yoshida I,Kurabayashi M,Kishi S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal allografts placed in human eyes at high risk often fail, and immune rejection is thought to be a major pathogenic factor. To understand the immunologic factors responsible for rejection in this instance, the authors have created "high-risk" eyes in mice by inducing corneal neovascularization. The author...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sano Y,Ksander BR,Streilein JW

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of the digital fluoroscopy system (DFS) for the in vivo assessment of pharmacologically induced posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and vitreous liquefaction in a rabbit model. METHODS:Twenty eyes from 10 New Zealand white rabbits were divided into 5 gr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bae JH,Park HS,Kim JM,Lee BR,Lee SC,Tandogan T,Auffarth GU,Koss MJ,Choi CY

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the consequences of the expression of a mutant mouse opsin gene on rod- and cone-mediated function. Experimental conditions were chosen to provide a basis of comparison to the results reported for patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP) in whom the proline at position 23 has bee...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Goto Y,Peachey NS,Ripps H,Naash MI

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Patients express their discomfort by subjective complaints, which may not clearly express the extent of their discomfort. This study noninvasively and objectively quantified ocular discomfort, a form of feeling, from the prefrontal cortex by functional near-infrared ray spectroscopy topography. Methods:This ca...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ono M,Takano Y,Haida M

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fibroblast growth factor-10 (FGF10) can modulate extracellular matrix associated genes and, therefore, it could be a myopia susceptibility gene. This study used an animal model, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) association, and genetic functional assay to evaluate FGF10 gene for myopia. METHODS:The expre...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hsi E,Chen KC,Chang WS,Yu ML,Liang CL,Juo SH

更新日期：2013-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Targeted drug delivery to the ocular tissues remains a challenge. Biodegradable intraocular implants allow prolonged controlled release of drugs directly into the eye. In this study, we evaluated an anterior suprachoroidal polyurethane implant containing dexamethasone polyurethane dispersions (DX-PUD) as a drug...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Barbosa Saliba J,Vieira L,Fernandes-Cunha GM,Rodrigues Da Silva G,Ligório Fialho S,Silva-Cunha A,Bousquet E,Naud MC,Ayres E,Oréfice RL,Tekaya M,Kowalczuk L,Zhao M,Behar-Cohen F

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00