Identification of adult stem cells in Schwalbe's line region of the primate eye.

abstract：PURPOSE:Doxorubicin chemomyectomy presently represents the only permanent, nonsurgical treatment for blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm. The major deterrent to an otherwise extremely effective treatment protocol is the development in patients of localized inflammation, discomfort, and skin injury over the injection sit...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McLoon LK,Wirtschafter JD

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vergence eye movements undergo adaptive recalibration in response to a training stimulus in which the initial disparity is changed just after vergence begins (the double-step paradigm). In the present study the changes in the dynamic properties of convergence, speed and acceleration, were examined by using this...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Takagi M,Oyamada H,Abe H,Zee DS,Hasebe H,Miki A,Usui T,Hasegawa S,Bando T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Perinatal inflammatory stress in preterm babies is associated with increased rates of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and adverse neurological dysfunction. In this study, we set out to determine the consequences of severe systemic inflammatory stress on developmental retinal vascularization and evaluate...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tremblay S,Miloudi K,Chaychi S,Favret S,Binet F,Polosa A,Lachapelle P,Chemtob S,Sapieha P

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It has been suggested that early menopause increases the risk of aging-macula disorder (AMD), the major cause of incurable blindness with a dry and wet late subtype, and that exposure to endogenous or postmenopausal exogenous estrogens reduces this risk. This study was undertaken to investigate whether genetic ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Boekhoorn SS,Vingerling JR,Uitterlinden AG,Van Meurs JB,van Duijn CM,Pols HA,Hofman A,de Jong PT

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Heparanase and VEGF are related closely to angiogenesis in cancer. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the expression and correlation of heparanase and VEGF in hypoxia-induced retinal neovascularization. METHODS:C57BL/6 oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) mice and human retinal microvascular endothelial cell...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hu J,Song X,He YQ,Freeman C,Parish CR,Yuan L,Yu H,Tang S

更新日期：2012-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate diurnal intraocular pressure (DIOP) among individuals with primary angle closure (PAC) or primary angle-closure suspect (PACS). Additionally, the hypothesis that greater DIOP fluctuation is related to smaller angle parameters was investigated. METHODS:Forty Caucasian newly referred untreated patien...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sanchez-Parra L,Pardhan S,Buckley RJ,Parker M,Bourne RR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purposes of the present study were to assess the effect of a sympathetic inhibitory pharmacologic agent, timolol maleate, on the magnitude of nearwork-induced transient myopia (NITM) and its decay in different refractive groups for an extended near task duration and to determine the proportion of the young ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Vasudevan B,Ciuffreda KJ,Gilmartin B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between systemic blood pressure (BP) and long posterior ciliary arterial (LPCA) blood flow (BF) in response to autonomic drugs, and to determine the types of receptors involved. LPCA BF was measured in anesthetized rabbits at the retrobulbar region u...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Okubo H,Gherezhiher T,Koss MC

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether tonometric readings of increases in intraocular pressure (IOP) during the water-drinking test (WDT) are affected by variations in central corneal thickness (CCT) induced by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS:Data from 30 randomly selected eyes of 30 patients (18 men and 12 women; m...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tamburrelli C,Giudiceandrea A,Vaiano AS,Caputo CG,Gullà F,Salgarello T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the maximum retinal vasodilation in response to repeated flicker light stimulation in relation to vasospastic propensity in healthy subjects. METHODS:Twenty-four young healthy women were grouped as vasospastic and nonvasospastic, based on their history of cold extremities and on the results of nailf...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gugleta K,Zawinka C,Rickenbacher I,Kochkorov A,Katamay R,Flammer J,Orgul S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the structure-function relationship between ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness at the macula and 10-2 standard automated perimetry (SAP) in glaucoma and to evaluate the relationship using a recently proposed linear model. METHODS:In a cross-sectional analysis, structure-function ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rao HL,Qasim M,Hussain RS,Januwada M,Pillutla LN,Begum VU,Chaitanya A,Senthil S,Garudadri CS

更新日期：2015-06-01 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. Super-selective intra-ophthalmic artery chemotherapy (SSIOAC) is an eye-targeted drug-delivery strategy to treat retinoblastoma, the most prevalent primary ocular malignancy in children. Unfortunately, recent clinical reports associate adverse vascular toxicities with SSIOAC using melphalan, the most commonly...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Steinle JJ,Zhang Q,Thompson KE,Toutounchian J,Yates CR,Soderland C,Wang F,Stewart CF,Haik BG,Williams JS,Jackson JS,Mandrell TD,Johnson D,Wilson MW

更新日期：2012-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine whether combining quantitative optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters can achieve high sensitivity and specificity to distinguish eyes with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) from those with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) as well as eyes with diabetes and no ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ashraf M,Nesper PL,Jampol LM,Yu F,Fawzi AA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Myopia (short sightedness) is a complex trait influenced by as yet unidentified genetic factors. To date, there have been four myopia susceptibility loci (MYP7 to -10) identified in twin studies, but these are yet to be independently verified. In an independent yet ethnically and phenotypically similar twin coh...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schäche M,Richardson AJ,Pertile KK,Dirani M,Scurrah K,Baird PN

更新日期：2007-11-01 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:Lens case hygiene practices are important in maintaining safe contact lens wear. However, the effectiveness of various lens case cleaning practices have not been evaluated and compared. This in vitro study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of cleaning practices that are most commonly carried out by len...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wu YT,Zhu H,Willcox M,Stapleton F

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of tear hyperosmolarity and signs of clinical ocular surface pathology on conjunctival goblet cell population. METHODS:111 participants were assessed using tear osmolarity (TO) measurements and a comprehensive selection of clinical ophthalmic tests. The resultant clinical database was...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Moore JE,Vasey GT,Dartt DA,McGilligan VE,Atkinson SD,Grills C,Lamey PJ,Leccisotti A,Frazer DG,Moore TC

更新日期：2011-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Age-related cataract (ARC) is one of the most common causes of severe visual impairment among the elderly worldwide with four subtypes, such as cortical, nuclear, subcapsular, and mixed types. DNA damage and malfunction of DNA repair are believed to contribute to the pathogenesis of ARC. This study examined the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Su S,Yao Y,Zhu R,Liang C,Jiang S,Hu N,Zhou J,Yang M,Xing Q,Guan H

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of lomerizine, a Ca2+ antagonist, on the ocular tissue circulation in rabbits and on the circulation in the optic nerve head (ONH) and choroid in healthy volunteers. METHODS:Lomerizine (0.1 [n=10] or 0.3 [n=11] mg/kg) or vehicle solution (n=11) was injected intravenously in urethane-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tamaki Y,Araie M,Fukaya Y,Nagahara M,Imamura A,Honda M,Obata R,Tomita K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors examined the effects of both light and circadian phase on the synthetic activity of the dopamine producing enzyme, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), in the retina of the Midas cichlid (Cichlasoma citrinellum). METHODS:TH activity was assayed in the retina-retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) complex of fish e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McCormack CA,Burnside B

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:TNFalpha is a strong modulator expression of trabecular meshwork (TM) matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and tissue inhibitor (TIMP). Laser trabeculoplasty appears to rely on this process to restore normal aqueous humor outflow facility. Thus, studies were conducted to determine whether the extracellular signal-reg...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Alexander JP,Acott TS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lymphatic research has progressed rapidly in recent years. Lymphatic dysfunction has been found in myriad disorders from cancer metastasis to transplant rejection; however, effective treatment for lymphatic disorders is still limited. This study investigates the role of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) in corneal inflamm...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yuen D,Grimaldo S,Sessa R,Ecoiffier T,Truong T,Huang E,Bernas M,Daley S,Witte M,Chen L

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To investigate the normative data of corneal and anterior segment biometric parameters and their associations in Chinese adults, for use in preoperative assessment for corneal and anterior segment surgery. METHODS. This cross-sectional, population-based study included 750 subjects aged > or =50 years. The sub...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yuen LH,He M,Aung T,Htoon HM,Tan DT,Mehta JS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study addresses the hypothesis that age-related stresses upregulate Thy-1 in choroidal endothelial cells (CECs) and contribute to CEC activation and migration, processes important in choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Methods:Measurements were made of Thy-1 protein (Western blot) in CECs and Thy-1 mRNA (...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang H,Han X,Kunz E,Hartnett ME

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate diabetic optic neuropathy (DON) prevalence and risk factors in Chinese diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients. Methods:This retrospective study included 1067 eyes (550 patients) that underwent ocular imaging. The diabetes duration, systolic blood pressure (SBP), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and high-dens...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hua R,Qu L,Ma B,Yang P,Sun H,Liu L

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human interferon alpha subtype D (RIFN alpha D) was effective in reducing the shedding of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) induced by 6-hydroxydopamine iontophoresis followed by topical epinephrine application in previously infected rabbit corneas. A treatment schedule of RIFN alpha D, two drops QID was...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mayers M,Matli M,Okumoto M,Samy M,Smolin G

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Orbital eye position and vestibular sensitivity have both been postulated to influence vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) axis direction. The interaction of these factors in unilateral vestibular deafferentation (UVD) was examined. METHODS:Initial VOR direction and magnitude were examined in six normal human subjec...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Crane BT,Tian J,Ishiyama A,Demer JL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the reactions of retinal glial cells (astrocytes and Müller cells) to retinal injury in mice that lack glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin (GFAP-/-Vim-/-) and to determine the role of glial cells in retinal detachment (RD)-induced photoreceptor degeneration. METHODS:RD was induc...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nakazawa T,Takeda M,Lewis GP,Cho KS,Jiao J,Wilhelmsson U,Fisher SK,Pekny M,Chen DF,Miller JW

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of plasma fibronectin to the collagens I, II, and III was greater in a cohort of glaucoma patients. In contrast, binding of plasma fibronectin to collagen type IV was less in 39 glaucoma patients than in any of 3 other diagnostic categories, including 92 patients that were normal, cataract, and glaucoma su...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Worthen DM,Cleveland PH,Slight JR,Abare J

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00