Clearance and localization of intravitreal liposomes in the aphakic vitrectomized eye.

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to determine the in vivo effectiveness of low-frequency ultrasound in mediating the transport of macromolecules to the posterior segment of the eye via transscleral route. It investigates if damage is caused by ultrasound at the tested operation parameters on the posterior ocular tissues and vis...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Suen WL,Wong HS,Yu Y,Lau LC,Lo AC,Chau Y

更新日期：2013-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To identify potentially pathogenic variants (PPVs) in Chinese familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) patients in FZD4, LRP5, NDP, TSPAN12, ZNF408, and KIF11 genes. Methods:Blood samples were collected from probands and their parent(s). Genomic DNA was analyzed by next-generation sequencing, and the sequen...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li JK,Li Y,Zhang X,Chen CL,Rao YQ,Fei P,Zhang Q,Zhao P,Li J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) is a model for human retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In OIR mice, this study determined whether blockade of β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) with propranolol influences retinal levels of proangiogenic factors, retinal vascularization, and blood-retinal barrier (BRB) breakdown. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ristori C,Filippi L,Dal Monte M,Martini D,Cammalleri M,Fortunato P,la Marca G,Fiorini P,Bagnoli P

更新日期：2011-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations have shown that corneal epithelium, migrating to cover a wound, synthesizes protein and glycoprotein at a faster rate than does normal stratified epithelium. The authors have found that the maximal rate of synthesis, as indicated by the incorporation of leucine and glucosamine, occurs 16 hr aft...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zieske JD,Gipson IK

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors investigated the effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) administration on the expression of Ca(2+)-binding proteins in the developing bdnf(-/-) mouse retina. METHODS:Intraocular injections of BDNF (0.5 microg) were applied on postnatal day (P) 11 bdnf(-/-) mice, and their effects were e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Arango-González B,Cellerino A,Kohler K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The growth of ocular neovascularization is regulated by a balance between stimulating and inhibiting growth factors. Somatostatin affects angiogenesis by inhibiting the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis and also has a direct antiproliferative effect on human retinal endothelial cells. The purpose o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lambooij AC,Kuijpers RW,van Lichtenauer-Kaligis EG,Kliffen M,Baarsma GS,van Hagen PM,Mooy CM

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficiency, cell specificity, stability, and toxicity of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-mediated retinal transduction in vivo in the adult immunocompetent mouse. To assess the usefulness of green fluorescent protein (GFP) for real-time, noninvasive monitoring of retinal transgene expr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bennett J,Duan D,Engelhardt JF,Maguire AM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness, yet pertinent animal models are uncommon. The sand rat (Psammomys obesus), exhibiting diet-induced metabolic syndrome, might constitute a relevant model. METHODS:Adult P. obesus (n = 39) were maintained in captivity for 4 to 7 months and fed either veg...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Saïdi T,Mbarek S,Omri S,Behar-Cohen F,Chaouacha-Chekir RB,Hicks D

更新日期：2011-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the interleukin (IL)-4 receptor (IL-4R) complex in human corneal fibroblasts. METHODS:The presence of IL-4R subunit mRNAs and proteins in cultured human corneal fibroblasts was examined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and flow cytometry, respectively. The interaction of 125I-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fukuda K,Fujitsu Y,Kumagai N,Nishida T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased vascular permeability, one of the characteristic features of immediate hypersensitivity (Type I), is mediated through a variety of compounds, including histamine and platelet-activating factor (PAF), a phospholipid inflammatory mediator. The effects on vascular permeability of histamine, PAF, and ethanol, th...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stock EL,Roth SI,Kim ED,Walsh MK,Thamman R

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We described the optical coherence tomography (OCT) features of diabetic macular ischemia (DMI), and correlate these findings with visual acuity (VA). METHODS:Clinical and imaging data were collected from 100 patients with type 2 diabetes. Qualitative grading of DMI severity was determined according to criteri...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sim DA,Keane PA,Fung S,Karampelas M,Sadda SR,Fruttiger M,Patel PJ,Tufail A,Egan CA

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Conventional full-field flash electroretinography (ERG) yields a single response waveform that can be useful in the early detection and diagnosis of many diseases affecting the retina. It is an objective measurement that probes the entire retina. However, localized areas of dysfunction have relatively small inf...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Derafshi Z,Kunzer BE,Mugler EM,Rokhmanova N,Park DW,Tajalli H,Shetty K,Ma Z,Williams JC,Hetling JR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in visualizing laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the rodent retina. METHODS:Choroidal neovascularization was induced via laser photocoagulation in 2 male Brown Norway rats and 2 male C...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Park JR,Choi W,Hong HK,Kim Y,Jun Park S,Hwang Y,Kim P,Joon Woo S,Hyung Park K,Oh WY

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with choroidal melanomas and simulating choroidal tumors were tested in a masked manner in a leukocyte-migration inhibition (LMI) assay with a 3M KCl antigen derived from a metastatic choroidal melanoma. Good discrimination petween patient groups was observed with this antigen. The sensitivity and specificity...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Char DH

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Contact inhibition has been implicated as an important antiproliferative mechanism in developing and mature corneal endothelium. Although exogenous TGF-beta2 and TGF-beta2 in aqueous humor suppress S-phase entry in cultured rat corneal endothelial cells, it is not known whether TGF-beta2 contributes to the mito...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Joyce NC,Harris DL,Mello DM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To refine the Minnesota Grading System (MGS) using definitions from the Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS) into a nine-step grading scale (MGS-9). Methods:A nine-step grading scale descriptive analysis using three key phenotypic features (total drusen area, increased, and decreased pigmentation) of human ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Olsen TW,Liao A,Robinson HS,Palejwala NV,Sprehe N

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The study aimed to provide a quantitative description of aqueous humor dynamics in healthy rat eyes. Methods:One eye of 26 anesthetized adult Brown-Norway rats was cannulated with a needle connected to a perfusion pump and pressure transducer. Pressure-flow data were measured in live and dead eyes by varying p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ficarrotta KR,Bello SA,Mohamed YH,Passaglia CL

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) observations of the rabbit retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are reported both for normal tissue and for tissue subjected to laser radiation. In normal RPE, cells were observed to be closely packed and to have the characteristic hexagonal shape. The microvilli were abundant and of tw...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Borwein B,Sanwal M,Medeiros JA,McGowan JW

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the roles of vitreal macrophages and circulating leukocytes in retinal vascular growth. METHODS:Bone marrow (BM) cells from green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic mice were transplanted into postnatal day (P)1 mice after irradiation. The mice were exposed to 76% to 78% oxygen (P7-P12), to initia...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kataoka K,Nishiguchi KM,Kaneko H,van Rooijen N,Kachi S,Terasaki H

更新日期：2011-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A recent study identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the IL-1 gene cluster at chromosomal locus 2q13 that were associated with reduced risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in whites. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between IL-1 SNPs and glaucoma in Chinese ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： How AC,Aung T,Chew X,Yong VH,Lim MC,Lee KY,Toh JY,Li Y,Liu J,Vithana EN

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal basement membranes (BMs) serve as attachment sites for retinal pigment epithelial cells on Bruch's membrane and Müller cells (MCs) on the inner limiting membrane (ILM), providing polarity cues to adherent cells. The beta2 and gamma3 chains of laminin are key components of retinal BMs throughout developm...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pinzón-Duarte G,Daly G,Li YN,Koch M,Brunken WJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To evaluate the shape of the posterior corneal surface in eyes with normal myopia or myopic astigmatism and the changes after LASIK and epi-LASIK. METHODS. A total of 152 eyes were included in the study. The posterior corneal elevation was measured with Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam; Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany)...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang L,Wang Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the immunosuppressive and antiangiogenic activities of an intraocular rapamycin (RAPA) drug delivery system (DDS) in a rabbit model of high-risk penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS:Forty New Zealand White rabbits with corneal neovascularization underwent allograft cornea transplantation and were rand...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shi W,Gao H,Xie L,Wang S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:High myopia (HM) is defined as a refractive error worse than -6.00 diopter (D). This study aims to update the phenotypic and genotypic landscape of nonsyndromic HM and to establish a biological link between the phenotypic traits and genetic deficiencies. Methods:A cross-sectional study involving 731 participan...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cai XB,Zheng YH,Chen DF,Zhou FY,Xia LQ,Wen XR,Yuan YM,Han F,Piao SY,Zhuang W,Lu F,Qu J,Yu AY,Jin ZB

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) increases dramatically with age. This large collaborative study investigates the effects of 51 late-AMD-associated genetic variants in different ages, focusing on individuals above the age of 90 years. Methods:The study included 27,996 individuals of the...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schick T,Lorés-Motta L,Altay L,Fritsche LG,den Hollander AI,Fauser S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report on instantaneous volumetric flow rate of vitreous cutters measured by means of particle image velocimetry (PIV). METHODS:In an in vitro experimental study, vitreous cutters mounting a regular blade (RB) or modified Twedge blade (TB) engineered for higher flow were connected to a console machine equip...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rossi T,Querzoli G,Angelini G,Rossi A,Malvasi C,Iossa M,Ripandelli G

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of ABCA4 mutation status on lipofuscin-related quantitative autofluorescence (qAF) in humans and on bisretinoid accumulation in mice. METHODS:Genotyped parents (n = 26; age 37-64 years) of patients with biallelic ABCA4-related retinopathy underwent in-depth retinal phenotyping includi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Müller PL,Gliem M,Mangold E,Bolz HJ,Finger RP,McGuinness M,Betz C,Jiang Z,Weber BH,MacLaren RE,Holz FG,Radu RA,Charbel Issa P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lacritin is a tear glycoprotein with prosecretory, prosurvival, and mitogenic properties. We examined lacritin levels in the tears of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients and explored the therapeutic potential of topical lacritin for the treatment of keratoconjunctivitis sicca. METHODS:Tears from healthy controls ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Vijmasi T,Chen FY,Balasubbu S,Gallup M,McKown RL,Laurie GW,McNamara NA

更新日期：2014-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Inflammation probably plays a major role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The authors evaluated whether AMD is associated with gene expression patterns in white blood cells (WBCs) and whether such a pattern may serve as a biomarker for the disease. METHODS:Microarray analysis of g...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lederman M,Weiss A,Chowers I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the potential for neuropeptide Y (NPY) signaling in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) by identifying the NPY receptor subtypes present, determining the effect of NPY on second-messenger production and membrane conductance, and establishing the neural retina as a site of NPY gene expression. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ammar DA,Hughes BA,Thompson DA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00