IFT81 as a Candidate Gene for Nonsyndromic Retinal Degeneration.

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess photoreceptor morphology in patients with Stargardt's disease and fundus flavimaculatus using ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography (UHR-OCT) and correlate it with visual acuity (VA). METHODS:This was a prospective observational case series. Fourteen patients with Stargardt's disease (nin...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ergun E,Hermann B,Wirtitsch M,Unterhuber A,Ko TH,Sattmann H,Scholda C,Fujimoto JG,Stur M,Drexler W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The current study aims to evaluate a porous silicon-based drug delivery system meant for sustained delivery of dexamethasone (Dex) to the vitreous and retina. METHODS:Dexamethasone was grafted covalently into the pore walls of fully oxidized porous silicon particles (pSiO2-COO-Dex), which then was evaluated fo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hou H,Wang C,Nan K,Freeman WR,Sailor MJ,Cheng L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The efficacy of the peptide Ac-EEED on reducing cell adhesion and proliferation in vitro and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in vivo was examined. METHODS:The peptide chimera containing the Ac-EEED sequence was chemically linked to the N terminus of the XMTM delivery peptide from the E(rns) viral surface pr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Caballero S,Yang R,Grant MB,Chaqour B

更新日期：2011-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the mechanism by which basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) exerts its neuroprotective effects on degenerating or injured photoreceptors. METHODS:Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy was used to identify sites of bFGF and FGF receptor 1 (FGFR1) expression after focal injury or experimental reti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ozaki S,Radeke MJ,Anderson DH

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop and characterize a feline model of retinal degeneration induced by intravitreal injection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). METHODS:Nineteen normally sighted adult cats received 100 μL intravitreal injections of ATP with a final concentration of 11, 22, or 55 mM at the retina. Four animals were eutha...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Aplin FP,Luu CD,Vessey KA,Guymer RH,Shepherd RK,Fletcher EL

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Transforming growth factor beta-induced protein (TGFBIp; 68 kDa) is a secreted extracellular matrix (ECM) protein that has been demonstrated to regulate cell attachment in a variety of cell types. The sclera synthesizes and secretes TGFBIp, which may function to facilitate scleral ECM remodeling events associat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shelton L,Rada JA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision impairment and blindness worldwide in the working-age population, and the incidence is rising. Until now it has been difficult to define initiating events and disease progression at the molecular level, as available diabetic rodent models do not present the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ali Z,Zang J,Lagali N,Schmitner N,Salvenmoser W,Mukwaya A,Neuhauss SCF,Jensen LD,Kimmel RA

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the high metabolic demands of the neural retina, its detachment from the retinal pigment epithelium does not lead to immediate death for most of the cells. This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that intrinsic protective mechanisms are activated in the neural retina during early stages of reti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zacks DN,Han Y,Zeng Y,Swaroop A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the range of macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in a healthy group of young adults of South Asian origin; to investigate whether any dietary factors or personal characteristics were related to intersubject variations in MPOD; and to compare the mean MPOD of the South Asian group with the mean MPOD...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Howells O,Eperjesi F,Bartlett H

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Endogenous anterior uveitis (AU), when untreated, may lead to vision loss. This study compared the safety and efficacy of difluprednate versus prednisolone acetate for the treatment of this condition. METHODS:This phase III, double-masked, noninferiority study randomized patients with mild to moderate endogeno...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sheppard JD,Toyos MM,Kempen JH,Kaur P,Foster CS

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest repeatability of microperimetric sensitivity at the border of deep scotomas. METHODS:Thirty normal participants underwent two examinations, each on the Macular Integrity Assessment (MAIA) microperimeter and on the MP-1 microperimeter (four examinations i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wu Z,Jung CJ,Ayton LN,Luu CD,Guymer RH

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Retinal nonperfusion and hypoxia are important factors in human diabetic retinopathy, and these presumably inhibit energy production and lead to cell death. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effect of diabetes on inner retinal oxygen delivery and metabolism in a mouse model of diabetes. Methods:Ph...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Blair NP,Wanek J,Felder AE,Brewer KC,Joslin CE,Shahidi M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Strabismus that develops shortly after birth is known to cause temporal-to-nasal eye movement asymmetries under monocular viewing. The neural mechanisms underlying this deficit are not well understood. In the current study, the hypothesis that this eye movement anomaly reflects a similar asymmetry in the direct...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Watanabe I,Bi H,Zhang B,Sakai E,Mori T,Harwerth RS,Smith EL 3rd,Chino YM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We showed previously that single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs662702 in PAX6 may be located in a microRNA-328 binding site that causes susceptibility to high myopia. Our study was done to elucidate the role of PAX6 and its relationship with microRNA-328 in myopia. METHODS:A luciferase assay was used to conf...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen KC,Hsi E,Hu CY,Chou WW,Liang CL,Juo SH

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the functional treatment response 3 months and 12 months after monthly ranibizumab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NAMD). METHODS:Twenty-six eyes showing treatment-naïve NAMD were examined with the Heidelberg Spectralis OCT (SD-OCT) and the Nidek MP-1 microperimeter (MP) at baselin...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sulzbacher F,Kiss C,Kaider A,Roberts P,Munk M,Kroh ME,Sayegh R,Schmidt-Erfurth U

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In humans, mutations in the gene encoding myosin VIIa can cause Usher syndrome type 1b (USH1B), a disease characterized by deafness and retinitis pigmentosa. Myosin VIIa is also the gene responsible for the inner ear abnormalities at the shaker1 (sh1) locus in mice. To date, none of the sh1 alleles examined hav...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Libby RT,Steel KP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated multifocal pupillographic objective perimetry (mfPOP) stimuli that target the intrinsic photosensitivity of melanopsin retinal ganglion cells. The diagnostic potential for glaucoma is compared between stimuli biased toward either cone input to these cells or their melanopsin response. M...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Carle CF,James AC,Kolic M,Essex RW,Maddess T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Early visual defects in degenerative diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) may arise from phased remodeling of the neural retina. The authors sought to explore the functional expression of ionotropic (iGluR) and group 3, type 6 metabotropic (mGluR6) glutamate receptors in late-stage photoreceptor degenerat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Marc RE,Jones BW,Anderson JR,Kinard K,Marshak DW,Wilson JH,Wensel T,Lucas RJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous studies have shown that insulin-like growth factor-binding protein (IGFBP)-2 is markedly upregulated in senescent RPE cells in vitro, and might therefore be a marker of senescent cells in vivo. This study was conducted to determine whether IGFBP-2 expression in human RPE cells from the macula and perip...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Miyamura N,Mishima K,Honda S,Aotaki-Keen AE,Morse LS,Handa JT,Hjelmeland LM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the underlying molecular defects causing retinal degeneration in seven N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) induced mutant alleles of the Pde6b gene and to analyze the timescale of retinal degeneration in these new models of retinitis pigmentosa. METHODS:Conformation sensitive capillary electrophoresis and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hart AW,McKie L,Morgan JE,Gautier P,West K,Jackson IJ,Cross SH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretory component (SC) was studied by indirect immunofluorescence of the ocular surface epithelium. We find that conjunctival epithelium produces this component, and that it is absent in the corneal epithelium. Conjunctival epithelium loses its SC staining within 1 to 2 days as it grows over a denuded corneal stroma...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liu SH,Tagawa Y,Prendergast RA,Franklin RM,Silverstein AM

更新日期：1981-01-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) transplantation is a promising strategy for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, previous attempts at subretinal RPE cell transplantation have experienced limited success due to poor adhesion, organization, and function on aged or diseased Bruch'...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McHugh KJ,Tao SL,Saint-Geniez M

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the risk factors for bilateral and unilateral disease in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). METHODS:The study analyzed data from consecutive NTG patients with either bilateral (n = 194) or unilateral (n = 193) disease. Multivariate regression models were used to evaluate the following potential risk fac...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim C,Kim TW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to describe the cellular architecture of normal human peripapillary sclera (PPS) and evaluate surface topography's role in fibroblast behavior. Methods:PPS cryosections from nonglaucomatous eyes were labelled for nuclei, fibrillar actin (FA), and alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA) a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Szeto J,Chow A,McCrea L,Mozzer A,Nguyen TD,Quigley HA,Pitha I

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To quantify organelles impacting imaging in the cell body and intact apical processes of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), including melanosomes, lipofuscin-melanolipofuscin (LM), mitochondria, and nuclei. Methods:A normal perifovea of a 21-year-old white male was preserved after rapid organ recovery. An...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pollreisz A,Neschi M,Sloan KR,Pircher M,Mittermueller T,Dacey DM,Schmidt-Erfurth U,Curcio CA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In tear fluid, a large number of proteins can be detected with electrophoretic or immunologic techniques. The composition of serum proteins in tears resembles that of whole serum. By comparison of the protein patterns resulting from different sampling methods, it was shown that serum albumin is not present in the secr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Janssen PT,van Bijsterveld OP

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the hypothesis that tumor-infiltrating macrophages contribute to prognosis of uveal melanoma and to study their association with tumor characteristics, especially microvessels. METHODS:This was a retrospective, population-based cohort study of 167 consecutive patients who had had an eye with cho...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mäkitie T,Summanen P,Tarkkanen A,Kivelä T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To accelerate the development of new therapies, an inherited retinal degeneration model in a nonhuman primate would be useful to confirm the efficacy in preclinical studies. In this study, we describe the discovery of retinitis pigmentosa in a cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) pedigree. Methods:First, sc...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ikeda Y,Nishiguchi KM,Miya F,Shimozawa N,Funatsu J,Nakatake S,Fujiwara K,Tachibana T,Murakami Y,Hisatomi T,Yoshida S,Yasutomi Y,Tsunoda T,Nakazawa T,Ishibashi T,Sonoda KH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:A shortage of human corneal endothelial cells (HCEC) for transplant and current methods of differentiation induction require chemical compounds, which might cast further influences after differentiation induction. Therefore, we developed a simple and straightforward approach to endothelial cell differentiation ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen X,Wu L,Li Z,Dong Y,Pei X,Huang Y,Wang L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00