Epiretinal membrane inflammatory cell density might reflect the activity of proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

abstract：:Visual fixation of a small, stationary target was measured in 12 young observers (mean age = 22 yr) and in 12 older observers (mean age = 70 yr). The two groups' fixation behavior did not differ on various dimensions of fixation stability: mean fixation area, intra-subject variability, or changes in fixation over succ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kosnik W,Fikre J,Sekuler R

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our prospective study was conducted to compare axial length elongation in myopic children receiving long-term overnight orthokeratology (OK) treatment to those wearing spectacles as controls. METHODS:There were 59 subjects enrolled in this study. The OK group comprised 29 subjects who matched the inclusion cri...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hiraoka T,Kakita T,Okamoto F,Takahashi H,Oshika T

更新日期：2012-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the aggregation of bovine gamma-crystallins in aqueous solutions and the effect of gamma(s)-crystallin on the aggregation of other gamma-crystallins. METHODS:Aggregation in aqueous solutions of gamma(s)-, gammaII-, and gammaIVa-crystallin was monitored by quasielastic light scattering. Aggregation in ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liu C,Pande J,Lomakin A,Ogun O,Benedek GB

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether caspase or cathepsin pathways are activated in human retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19) after exposure to 7-ketocholesterol (7kCh). METHODS:ARPE-19 cells were exposed to 7kCh with or without z-VAD-fmk, a pan-caspase inhibitor. Caspase-3, -8, and -9 activities were measured by a flu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Luthra S,Fardin B,Dong J,Hertzog D,Kamjoo S,Gebremariam S,Butani V,Narayanan R,Mungcal JK,Kuppermann BD,Kenney MC

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular luminal castings of rabbit eyes were microdissected and studied with the scanning electron microscope to delineate the anatomy of the ciliary body microvasculature. We found regional microvascular differences corresponding to well known gross topographical and ultrastructural differences that may indicate reg...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Morrison JC,DeFrank MP,Van Buskirk EM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sildenafil increases ocular blood flow. Thus, the authors investigated if it also increases anterior chamber (AC) refilling after paracentesis. METHODS:Corriedale sheep and albino rabbits were used as animal models. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured, paracentesis performed on one eye, and AC refilling fo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gerometta R,Alvarez LJ,Candia OA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human corneal endothelium, a neural crest-derived tissue, has a very limited regenerative capacity and may depend on trophic factors for its survival throughout life, as well as after injury and during storage before transplantation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether vasoactive intestinal pepti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Koh SW,Waschek JA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the roles of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin in Müller cell reactivity. METHODS:Retinal detachments were created in mice deficient for GFAP and vimentin (GFAP(-/-)vim(-/-)) and age-matched wild-type (wt) mice. The reactivity of the retina was studied by immunofluorescence and e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Verardo MR,Lewis GP,Takeda M,Linberg KA,Byun J,Luna G,Wilhelmsson U,Pekny M,Chen DF,Fisher SK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloride ion (Cl-) secretion by the rabbit corneal epithelium involves a catecholamine-stimulated Cl- conductance at the apical membrane, but the characteristics of the ion channel(s) responsible are unknown. A primary cell culture system was developed that induces stratified epithelial differentiation of rat and rabb...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Marshall WS,Hanrahan JW

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) volume of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients compared with age- and sex-matched controls using ultra-high field 7.0-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:The study included 18 patients with POAG and 18 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. All s...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee JY,Jeong HJ,Lee JH,Kim YJ,Kim EY,Kim YY,Ryu T,Cho ZH,Kim YB

更新日期：2014-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 2-deoxyglucose technique, the rate of glucose utilization in small areas of the central nervous system is measured using a standard operational equation that assumes negligible glucose-6-phosphatase activity. Hoping to apply this technique in the mammalian retina, we sought to identify the extent of this enzyme...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Blair NP,Shaw WE,Yue B

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 32 patients with low vision who were considered clinically appropriate candidates for visual rehabilitation with telescopic spectacles were prospectively studied before the first attempted use of these visual aids. Laboratory measurements were made of: (1) rotational head stability in pitch and yaw during q...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Demer JL,Goldberg J,Porter FI,Schmidt K

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We reviewed and illustrated the most optimal retinal structural measurements to make in stem cell clinical trials. METHODS:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and autofluorescence (AF) imaging were used to evaluate patients with severe visual loss from nonsyndromic and syndromic retinitis pigmentosa (RP), ABCA4...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jacobson SG,Matsui R,Sumaroka A,Cideciyan AV

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The pathway linking late-life malnutrition to greater risk of cardiovascular disease is unclear. Microcirulatory changes assessed by retinal vascular caliber have been linked with increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. The purpose of this study was to examine whether retinal vascular calibers are ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Daien V,Carriere I,Kawasaki R,Cristol JP,Villain M,Fesler P,Ritchie K,Delcourt C,POLA Study Group.

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility of Candida albicans to topical amphotericin B and natamycin was evaluated in a model of stromal keratitis in Dutch-belted rabbits and compared with minimal inhibitory concentrations in vitro. Treatment was delayed 24 hr to allow invasive disease to occur and was then continued for 5 days. Ten strain...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： O'Day DM,Ray WA,Robinson RD,Head WS,Savage AM

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the usefulness of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in the identification and speciation of bacteria causing endophthalmitis. METHODS:PCR-RFLP was performed on 53 strains of 14 bacterial species (eight Gram positive and five Gram negative) collected from...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Okhravi N,Adamson P,Matheson MM,Towler HM,Lightman S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The increase in intraocular pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) may involve transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta2 signaling, as TGF-beta2 is found in higher amounts than normal in the aqueous humor of patients with POAG. In vitro, TGF-beta2 causes an accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fuchshofer R,Yu AH,Welge-Lüssen U,Tamm ER

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Limited integration is consistently observed between subretinal transplants and host retinas. In the current study, an in vitro model system for studying connections forming between two abutting retinas was developed. METHODS:Neuroretinas were dissected from normal wild-type (WT) mice and green fluorescent pro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang Y,Caffé AR,Azadi S,van Veen T,Ehinger B,Perez MT

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Monkeys reared under conditions of alternating monocular occlusion during their first few months of life show large horizontal strabismus, "A" patterns, and dissociated vertical deviation. "A" patterns manifest as an inappropriate horizontal component in the deviated eye during vertical eye movements (cross-axi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Joshi AC,Das VE

更新日期：2011-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:VEGF has been shown to be necessary, but not sufficient alone, for the development of subretinal pathologic angiogenesis. In the current study, the influence of placental growth factor (PlGF), a member of the VEGF family, in human and experimental choroidal neovascularization (CNV) was investigated. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rakic JM,Lambert V,Devy L,Luttun A,Carmeliet P,Claes C,Nguyen L,Foidart JM,Noël A,Munaut C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of denuded rabbit corneal stromal carriers for 24 hr at 37 degrees C to suspensions of rabbit corneal epithelial cells grown in tissue culture resulted in the establishment of a cell layer on the carriers. The cell layers persisted for at least 1 week of incubation and were one to three cells thick. They cons...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Friend J,Kinoshita S,Thoft RA,Eliason JA

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the behavior of fibroblasts and retinal pigment epithelial cells after attachment to the retinal surface in vitro to elucidate the pathobiology of the early stages of epiretinal membrane formation. METHODS:Human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cells and bovine Tenon's capsule fibroblasts (BTFs) we...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Allamby D,Foreman D,Carrington L,McLeod D,Boulton M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual field of normal infants was assessed using a perimeter with LED stimuli and a forced-choice observation procedure. Central fixation was elicited by four central, pulsing LEDs and maintained with the aid of auditory stimuli. Field extent was derived from the four-alternative, forced-choice judgments of an ad...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mayer DL,Fulton AB,Cummings MF

更新日期：1988-03-01 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:To determine the relationship between the sensitivity of the retina in the central 10° and the thickness of the retinal layers in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Methods:Fifty-two RP patients were studied. All of the patients had been examined by the Humphrey Field Analyzer 10-2 program (HFA10-2) and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sayo A,Ueno S,Kominami T,Okado S,Inooka D,Komori S,Terasaki H

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In the tree shrew retina individual rod and cone photoreceptors can be readily identified and quantified because their perikarya are arranged in a single layer. This retina is therefore an ideal system for testing the specificity of photoreceptor-directed antibodies. Here we describe the staining properties of polyclo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Müller B,Peichl L,De Grip WJ,Gery I,Korf HW

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether polyamines are present in corneal cells, whether corneal cell polyamines can be depleted by blocking the first rate-limiting enzyme in the polyamine synthesis pathway, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), and whether polyamines are required for proliferation in all three corneal cell types. METH...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Du H,Viar MJ,Johnson LR,Watsky MA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:People with limited literacy are at increased risks of chronic systemic conditions. The authors therefore investigated the independent contribution of limited literacy on visual impairment and visual function in a large eye survey in Singapore. METHODS:The authors undertook a population-based, cross-sectional ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zheng Y,Lamoureux EL,Chiang PP,Cheng CY,Anuar AR,Saw SM,Aung T,Wong TY

更新日期：2011-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine changes in spherical equivalent over a 5-year period in persons 43 to 84 years of age. METHODS:All people 43 to 84 years of age and living in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in 1988 were invited for a baseline examination (1988-1990) and a 5-year follow-up examination (1993-1995). Refractions were determined...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee KE,Klein BE,Klein R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparison of intracellular pH (pHi) regulation between fresh (FBCE) and cultured (CBCE) bovine corneal endothelium was extended to HCO3- transport mechanisms. Upon introduction of CO2/HCO3- Ringer's solution, there was a small, sharp acidification followed by an alkalinization .09 and .18 pH U above the HCO3- fre...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bonanno JA,Giasson C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00