Functional Loss of the Inner Retina in Childhood Optic Gliomas Detected by Photopic Negative Response.

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to clinically characterize patients with CNGA3-linked achromatopsia (CNGA3-ACHM) in preparation of a gene therapy trial. Methods:Thirty-six patients (age 7-56 years) with complete (cACHM) or incomplete (iACHM) CNGA3-ACHM were examined, including detailed psychophysical tests, exte...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zobor D,Werner A,Stanzial F,Benedicenti F,Rudolph G,Kellner U,Hamel C,Andréasson S,Zobor G,Strasser T,Wissinger B,Kohl S,Zrenner E,RD-CURE Consortium.

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of cellular immunodeficiency in recurrent toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis, six Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) with healed toxoplasmic lesions of the retina were immunosuppressed by total lymphoid irradiation. Three months prior to irradiation 30,000 Toxoplasma gondii organisms of the Be...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Holland GN,O'Connor GR,Diaz RF,Minasi P,Wara WM

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies have suggested the involvement of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the conjunctival inflammatory process and in corneal epithelium proliferation and differentiation. To verify the hypothesis that NGF could locally modulate the inflammatory and reparative processes, the authors evaluated the expressio...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lambiase A,Bonini S,Micera A,Rama P,Bonini S,Aloe L

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Refraction, as measured by spherical equivalent, is the need for an external lens to focus images on the retina. While genetic factors play an important role in the development of refractive errors, few susceptibility genes have been identified. However, several regions of linkage have been reported for myopia ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Klein AP,Duggal P,Lee KE,Cheng CY,Klein R,Bailey-Wilson JE,Klein BE

更新日期：2011-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Prospective treatments for age-related macular degeneration and inherited retinal degenerations are commonly evaluated in the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rat before translation into clinical application. Historically, retinal thickness obtained through postmortem anatomic assessments has been a key outcome ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ryals RC,Andrews MD,Datta S,Coyner AS,Fischer CM,Wen Y,Pennesi ME,McGill TJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Dense deposit disease (DDD) is caused by dysregulation of the alternative pathway of the complement cascade and characterized by electron-dense deposits in the kidney glomerular basement membrane (GBM) and drusen in Bruch's membrane (BrM). Complement factor H (fH) and factor properdin (fP) regulate complement a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Song D,Mohammed I,Bhuyan R,Miwa T,Williams AL,Gullipalli D,Sato S,Song Y,Dunaief JL,Song WC

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the rabbit iris sphincter muscle, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide (NO) donor, inhibits cholinergic contraction but does not affect tachykinergic contraction in vitro. The objectives of the current study were to clarify the mechanism for the different responsiveness to NO in cholinergic and tachyki...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chuman H,Chuman T,Nao-i N,Sawada A,Yamamoto R,Kobayashi H,Wada A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare the visual field (VF) progression among high tension glaucoma (HTG), primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), and normal tension glaucoma (NTG) subjects in routine clinical care. Methods:All patients had ≥5 VF tests using HFA, 24-2, SITA-standard strategy. We compared the progression between glaucoma ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ballae Ganeshrao S,Senthil S,Choudhari N,Sri Durgam S,Garudadri CS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This volume presents articles based on a workshop held June 14 to 16, 2013 in Rancho Palos Verde, CA sponsored by the Ocular Research Symposia Foundation (ORSF). The mission of the ORSF is to focus attention on unmet needs and current research opportunities in eye research with the objective of accelerating translatio...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chader GJ,Taylor A

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the expression and localization of the neuroplastins (np), two synapse-enriched members of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily of cell-adhesion molecules, in the developing and adult retina and optic nerve. METHODS:Expressions of the two isoforms np55 and np65 and carboxyl-terminal splice variants w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kreutz MR,Langnaese K,Dieterich DC,Seidenbecher CI,Zuschratter W,Beesley PW,Gundelfinger ED

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recently, a segregation study in families with uveal and cutaneous melanoma identified 9q21 as a potential locus harboring a tumor-suppressor gene (TSG). One of the genes in this area, RASEF, was then analyzed as a candidate TSG, but lack of point mutations and copy number changes could not confirm this. In thi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Maat W,Beiboer SH,Jager MJ,Luyten GP,Gruis NA,van der Velden PA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pterygia are a common, benign, fibrovascular, and infiltrative process of the corneal-conjunctival junction of unknown pathogenesis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteolytic enzymes active against all components of the extracellular matrix, whose activity is specifically neutralized by tissu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Di Girolamo N,McCluskey P,Lloyd A,Coroneo MT,Wakefield D

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the impact of zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) gene mutations associated with posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 3 (PPCD3) and Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). METHODS:Thirteen of the 27 previously reported ZEB1 truncating mutations associated with PPCD3 and the six previ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chung DW,Frausto RF,Ann LB,Jang MS,Aldave AJ

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Increasing evidence indicates that the macular pigments (MP) protect the central retina and may retard macular disease. For that reason, a practical method for measuring MP that does not require elaborate optics and can be applied to diverse populations by operators with a modest amount of experience was develo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wooten BR,Hammond BR Jr,Land RI,Snodderly DM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether blood pressure and subclinical atherosclerosis are associated with incident age-related maculopathy (ARM). METHODS:The study was performed within the Rotterdam Study, a population-based, prospective cohort study in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A total of 4822 subjects who at baseline were a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van Leeuwen R,Ikram MK,Vingerling JR,Witteman JC,Hofman A,de Jong PT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Glial cells are structurally and functionally linked to neuronal tissues. Pathologically, the cells may be activated and characterized by increased size and number and altered cellular properties. In glaucoma, pathologic mechanisms within the anterior optic nerve may include glial activation. This study examine...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang L,Cioffi GA,Cull G,Dong J,Fortune B

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the effect of the vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) inhibitor RTU-1096 on retinal morphologic changes and ocular inflammation after retinal laser photocoagulation in mice. Methods:C57BL/6JJcl mice were fed a diet containing RTU-1096, a specific inhibitor for VAP-1, or a control diet ad libitum...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Matsuda T,Noda K,Murata M,Kawasaki A,Kanda A,Mashima Y,Ishida S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess dynamic interactions of eye and head movements during return-sweep saccades (RSS) when reading with single-vision (SVL) versus progressive-addition (PAL) lenses in a simulated computer-based business environment. METHODS:Horizontal eye and head movements were recorded objectively and simultaneously a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Han Y,Ciuffreda KJ,Selenow A,Ali SR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parallel studies of the ionic balance and membrane permeability characteristics of normal human lenses were carried out in three countries (USA, England and Italy). Similar age-related changes were found in each laboratory. The lens membrane potential and resistance declined markedly with age while internal Na+ and fr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Duncan G,Hightower KR,Gandolfi SA,Tomlinson J,Maraini G

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a photographic procedure for reflectometry of the topographic distribution of macular pigment density in normal pediatric subjects. METHODS:Digitized blue (480 nm) and green (540 nm) photographic images were aligned and subtracted to generate optical density difference maps. An 8 degrees x 8 degree...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bour LJ,Koo L,Delori FC,Apkarian P,Fulton AB

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of amino acids on ornithine cytotoxicity in ornithine-delta-aminotransferase (OAT)-deficient human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells as an in vitro model of gyrate atrophy (GA) of the choroid and retina. METHODS:RPE cells were treated with 0.5 mM 5-fluoromethylornithine (5-FMOrn)...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nakauchi T,Ando A,Ueda-Yamada M,Yamazaki Y,Uyama M,Matsumura M,Ito S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Na,K-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) is essential for the regulation of cytoplasmic ion concentrations in lens cells. Earlier studies demonstrated that tyrosine phosphorylation by Lyn kinase, a Src-family member, inhibits Na,K-ATPase activity in porcine lens epithelium. In the present study, experiments were ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bozulic LD,Dean WL,Delamere NA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine some of the mechanisms by which substance P (SP) induces contraction in the isolated rat iris. METHODS:Rings of rat iris were mounted in a 5-ml organ chamber containing Krebs solution at 37 degrees C under basal tension of 75 mg, and isometric tension was recorded. RESULTS:Substance P produced gr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Grumann-Júnior A,Dias MA,Alves RV,Boteon JE,Calixto JB

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydration of actin was studied by differential scanning calorimetry between -30 degrees C and 30 degrees C and by thermogravimetric analysis. The differential scanning calorimetry provided the freezable water content of G- and F-actin as a function of concentration, and the thermogravimetric analysis measured the ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kakar S,Bettelheim FA

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Children with cortical or cerebral visual impairment (CVI) often experience photophobia. In a study conducted to test whether this clinical phenomenon affects visual function, the sweep visual evoked potential (VEP) was used to evaluate cortical responses to grating stimuli in two luminance conditions: low and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Good WV,Hou C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the effect of short-wavelength light (SL) on guinea pigs with lens-induced myopia (LIM) and the possible retinoic acid (RA)-related mechanisms. Methods:Two-week-old guinea pigs (n = 60) with monocular -5D lenses were reared under white light (WL, 580 lux) or SL (440 nm, 500 lux). The left eyes w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yu M,Liu W,Wang B,Dai J

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Levels of some cytokines are significantly higher in the vitreous fluid of patients with acute uveitis than in normal vitreous fluid. The authors sought to determine which proinflammatory cytokines were upregulated in the vitreous fluid of patients with ocular sarcoidosis. METHODS:Samples of vitreous fluid wer...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagata K,Maruyama K,Uno K,Shinomiya K,Yoneda K,Hamuro J,Sugita S,Yoshimura T,Sonoda KH,Mochizuki M,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that lead to a dominant nuclear cataract in a mouse harboring the Y118D mutation in the alphaA-crystallin gene. METHODS:The physicochemical properties of alpha-crystallin obtained from mouse lenses with the Y118D mutation as well as a recombinant ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Huang Q,Ding L,Phan KB,Cheng C,Xia CH,Gong X,Horwitz J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The S1 RNA binding domain 1 (SRBD1) and elongation of long-chain fatty acids family member 5 (ELOVL5) have been reported to be susceptibility genes for early-onset normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). The present study we conducted to assess whether these genes were associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG),...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mabuchi F,Sakurada Y,Kashiwagi K,Yamagata Z,Iijima H,Tsukahara S

更新日期：2011-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare in vivo lamina cribrosa (LC) strains (deformations) following acute IOP elevation in healthy, glaucoma, and ocular hypertensive subjects. Methods:There were 20 healthy, 20 high-tension primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), 16 primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), and 20 ocular hypertensive (OHT; with...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Beotra MR,Wang X,Tun TA,Zhang L,Baskaran M,Aung T,Strouthidis NG,Girard MJA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00