Factors associated with polyp regression after intravitreal ranibizumab injections for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related ocular complexes are commonly observed in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, it has not been previously reported that HIV had already invaded the ocular tissues of HIV carriers. CASE:A 56-year-old woman was diagnosed as having rhegmatogen...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kashiwagi K,Gohdo T,Sato S,Iijima H,Tsukahara S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated by in vivo confocal microscopy alterations in the subepithelial nerve plexus in different types of herpes simplex keratitis (HSK). METHODS:Seventeen patients (seven women and ten men, mean age 63.9 years) with a history of HSK were classified into three groups according to the classification of...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Nagasato D,Araki-Sasaki K,Kojima T,Ideta R,Dogru M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to experimentally investigate changes in visible light-induced photo-oxidation and to evaluate the inhibitory effect of various acrylic tinted intraocular lenses (IOLs) on photooxidation. METHODS:Three types of nontinted (VA-60BB, HOYA; SA60AT, Alcon; AU-6, Menicon) and tinted (YA-60B...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mukai K,Matsushima H,Sawano M,Nobori H,Obara Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferative activity of the lens epithelium in the early stages of cataract crisis was investigated in rats and mice using the 3H-thymidine autoradiographic method with the whole-mount preparations of total lens epithelial cells. Three-week-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were given a diet which included galactose ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Terubayashi H,Tsuji T,Okamoto S,Ikebe H,Akagi Y

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexity of visual field result evaluation has increased with the advent of automated perimetry. This in turn makes software assistance such as provided by the new Octosmart program interesting and desirable. Its accuracy and reliability in visual field evaluation must be tested, though, and the testing methodol...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hirsbrunner HP,Fankhauser F,Funkhouser AT,Jenni A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of mechanical stretch in the regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in scleral fibroblasts of chick embryos. METHODS:Scleral fibroblasts derived from chick embryos were seeded onto flexible bottom culture plates, and subjected to a pulsatile stretch when the cells became subco...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Fujikura H,Seko Y,Tokoro T,Mochizuki M,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report here a patient with bilateral papillomacular retinoschisis with an enlarged glaucomatous optic nerve head cup and a focal lamina cribrosa defect, the findings of our clinical investigations of this case, and the chosen treatment and outcome. DESIGN:This is an observational case report. METHODS:Clini...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yoshitake T,Nakanishi H,Setoguchi Y,Kuroda K,Amemiya K,Taniguchi M,Otani A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the cycloplegic effect of mixed eye drops containing 0.5% tropicamide and 0.5% phenylephrine in myopic children, and to determine whether their efficacy was associated with their clinical characteristics. METHODS:Eighty-one myopic children (age, mean +/- SD, 11.0 +/- 1.5 years; mean spherical equiv...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hamasaki I,Hasebe S,Kimura S,Miyata M,Ohtsuki H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the association of age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 (ARMS2) gene polymorphisms with the 12-month outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept combined with photodynamic therapy (IVA+PDT) in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). STUDY DESIGN:Interventional cohort study. METHODS:This was a retro...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Nakai S,Matsumiya W,Miki A,Honda S,Nakamura M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferon (IFN)-associated retinopathy is typically characterized by retinal hemorrhages and cotton wool spots at the posterior fundus, but visual function is usually maintained. With the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT), two patients with IFN-associated retinopathy who had developed macular edema ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shimura M,Saito T,Yasuda K,Tamai M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of N-demethylated carbachol on intraocular pressure and pupil size were studied in 18 ocular hypertensive patients. Topical administration of N-demethylated carbachol in 9%, 15% and 30% solutions has been demonstrated to bring about miosis which was found to be dose-dependent. No significant change of intr...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kitazawa Y,Shirato S

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present the pathological findings at orbital exenteration in a patient with Wyburn-Mason syndrome who underwent transarterial embolization. CASE:A 31-year-old man with a 10-year history of gradual exacerbation of left exophthalmos and left cheek swelling was found to have facial and orbital arteriovenous...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Matsuo T,Yanai H,Sugiu K,Tominaga S,Kimata Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify any possible determinants in the development of uveitis in leprosy patients. METHODS:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II antigen, and HLA class II genotypings were analyzed among Japanese leprosy patients. Ninety-three unrelated Japanese leprosy patients (46 patients with a history of uvei...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Joko S,Numaga J,Maeda H

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare endothelial damage of the donor cornea in relation to the method of inserting the donor cornea into the recipient anterior chamber during Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). METHODS:Fifteen enucleated pig eyes were used. The donor corneoscleral buttons were mounted in an a...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hwang H,Kim M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although air bags have been shown to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents, there have been many reports of air bag-related ocular injuries. We recently treated air bag-related corneal laceration in a patient wearing eyeglasses at the time of a motor accident....

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tsuda Y,Wakiyama H,Amemiya T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate cases with a retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) aperture using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT). STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective consecutive case series. METHODS:A retrospective study that included three eyes (three patients) with RPE aperture and age-related macular degenerat...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Obata R,Yoshinaga A,Yamamoto M,Komatsu K,Aoki N,Yamanari M,Sugiyama S,Minami T,Azuma K,Inoue T,Aihara M,Kato S

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of stimulus contrast changes on the binocular visual evoked response (VER) was investigated using pattern reversal VER, dichoptic stimulation, and Fast Fourier Transform. When the stimulus contrast was changed binocularly, the monocular components increased as the contrast increased. The binocular component...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Katsumi O,Oguchi Y,Kawara T,Peli E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Japanese patients. METHODS:Forty-seven patients treated with IVB for newly diagnosed subfoveal or juxtafoveal CNV (predominantly classic CNV, 15 eyes; minimally classic CNV, 11...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Suzuki M,Gomi F,Sawa M,Tsujikawa M,Sakaguchi H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of carbonic anhydrase (CA) was investigated in the rat eye by light and electron microscopy, and the inhibitory effects on CA distribution in the rat eye were compared between dorzolamide and acetazolamide. The cobalt sulfide histochemical method was used to study the CA localization. Acidic osmification ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Terashima H,Suzuki K,Kato K,Sugai N

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicone oil was injected into the eyes of 28 rabbits. Utilizing the specific affinity of osmium tetroxide for lipids, the pathological features and histochemical localization of silicone oil within the retina were studied. This osmium tetroxide technique makes it possible to identify the presence of silicone oil part...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shikishima K,Ohki K,Machi N,Sano Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is well-known that patients with psychogenic visual disturbances (PVD) exhibit characteristic kinetic visual fields. Even when the kinetic fields are normalized, the static fields of PVD children frequently remain abnormal. To verify this finding, we performed static perimetry on those children whose kinetic...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Osako M,Harasawa K,Suzuki H,Usui M,Hoshika A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: We report three eyes of two patients with rubella retinopathy which were associated with choroidal neovascularization in the macula.Cases: A 7-year-old girl (case 1) and a 12-year-old girl (case 2) whose mothers had suffered rubella during their pregnancy revealed typical rubella retinopathy in both eyes a...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hirano K,Tanikawa A,Miyake Y

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Comparison of anterior chamber angle measurements using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and gonioscopy. METHODS:Five hundred subjects were evaluated for grading of angle width by the Shaffer method. UBM was done in the same group to document angle width, angle opening distance (AOD 500), and anterior chamber de...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Narayanaswamy A,Vijaya L,Shantha B,Baskaran M,Sathidevi AV,Baluswamy S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histochemical studies were carried out in the mouse on the changes and distribution patterns of glycosaminoglycan molecular species during the separation of the lens vesicle. To obtain embryos, pregnant mice of the Jcl:ICR strain were sacrificed on day 10.5 or 11 of pregnancy. Serial frontal sections were strained wit...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mizuno S,Ikeda K,Hirabayashi Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess serial dynamic enhanced computed tomography (serial DE-CT) as a diagnostic tool for carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (CCF). METHODS:Serial DE-CT was performed in seven patients (ages 31-74) with CCF. Contrast material was injected intravenously at a dose of 60 mL with an injection speed of 4 mL per se...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ohtsuka K,Hashimoto M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To verify the possibility that preoperative topical antibiotics are not essential as long as iodine disinfection is performed during surgery. STUDY DESIGN:Crossover equivalence trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In 204 eyes of 102 patients who underwent routine bilateral cataract surgery, 1 eye was treated with intr...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Matsuura K,Miyazaki D,Sasaki SI,Inoue Y,Sasaki Y,Shimizu Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgically resected subretinal proliferative tissue (SRP) in proliferative vitreoretinopathy was examined by morphological and immunohistochemical methods. Membranous and strand-like SRPs were observed. Membranous SRP (4 cases) consisted of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPEs) and a thin layer of extracellular mate...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Okada M,Ogino N,Matsumura M,Honda Y,Nagai Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal model was used to evaluate the influence of residual lens cortex on postoperative inflammation and cellular deposits on intraocular lenses (IOLs). Eighteen New Zealand white rabbits underwent bilateral endocapsular phacoemulsification with placement of a one-piece polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) IOL in the cap...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tamura M,Monson MC,Davis B,Mamalis N

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphatic sinus-like structures were demonstrated in the choroid of the monkey eye by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. These lymphatic sinus-like structures were lined by fibroblast-like cells with large intercellular gaps. When the specimens were viewed by scanning electron microscopy, the surface morph...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sugita A,Inokuchi T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To verify the current Japanese classification of vision disability in regard to visual acuity. METHODS:A questionnaire was sent to 100 ophthalmology services in Japan. Each service was asked to extract 300 of their outpatient records. From these records, patients who had a sum of corrected visual acuity in bot...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Nishida T,Ando N,Sado K,Nakadomari S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00