Utility of LysM-cre and Cdh5-cre Driver Mice in Retinal and Brain Research: An Imaging Study Using tdTomato Reporter Mouse.

abstract：PURPOSE:Beta-adrenergic receptor (AR) antagonists are frequently prescribed ophthalmic drugs, yet previous investigations into how catecholamines affect corneal wound healing have yielded conflicting RESULTS:With the use of an integrated pharmacologic and genetic approach, the authors investigated how the beta-AR impa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ghoghawala SY,Mannis MJ,Pullar CE,Rosenblatt MI,Isseroff RR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors' previous models predicted local formation of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in adults with diabetes and existing retinopathy. Here they derived a multivariate model for local prediction of DR onset in patients with no previous retinopathy. METHODS:Seventy-eight eyes from 41 diabetes patients were teste...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Harrison WW,Bearse MA Jr,Ng JS,Jewell NP,Barez S,Burger D,Schneck ME,Adams AJ

更新日期：2011-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study reading acuity in children and assess the reliability of its measurement using the Italian version of the MNREAD reading chart. METHODS:One hundred sixteen children from grades 3 to 8 with normal near vision were tested at a pediatric eye care institution in northeastern Italy. Visual acuity was evalu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Virgili G,Cordaro C,Bigoni A,Crovato S,Cecchini P,Menchini U

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the scene gist recognition in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to study the relationship between scene recognition and macular function. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with age-related macular degeneration with a visual acuity lower than 20/50 and 17 age-matched controls were inclu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tran TH,Rambaud C,Despretz P,Boucart M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cortical cataract in humans is associated with Ca2+ overload and protein loss, and although animal models of cataract have implicated Ca2+-activated proteases in this process, it remains to be determined whether the human lens responds in this manner to conditions of Ca2+ overload. The purpose of these experime...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sanderson J,Marcantonio JM,Duncan G

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light and electron microscopic studies were done on 11 cynomolgus monkey eyes which had undergone total iris removal followed by surgical disinsertion of the ciliary muscle from the scleral spur 4.7 to 14.4 months earlier. Anterior chamber perfusion to measure gross outflow facility had been performed one to nine time...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lütjen-Drecoll E,Kaufman PL,Bárány EH

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Subtle structural and functional neuroretinal changes have been described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults without retinitis treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). However, studies on this subject in HIV-infected children are scarce. This study aimed to assess the presence ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Demirkaya N,Cohen S,Wit FW,Abramoff MD,Schlingemann RO,Kuijpers TW,Reiss P,Pajkrt D,Verbraak FD

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the effects of subconjunctival topotecan (TPT) in fibrin sealant (FS) in transgenic murine retinoblastoma (RB). METHODS:Growth inhibitory, apoptotic, and cell cycle effects of TPT were assayed in human RB cell lines. In a dose-escalation study, eight groups of three 10- to 14-week-old wild-type mice we...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tsui JY,Dalgard C,Van Quill KR,Lee L,Grossniklaus HE,Edelhauser HF,O'Brien JM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Migration of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells can be triggered by disruption of the RPE monolayer or injury to the neural retina. Migrating cells may re-establish a confluent monolayer, or they may invade the neural retina and disrupt visual function. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Johnson DA,Fields C,Fallon A,Fitzgerald ME,Viar MJ,Johnson LR

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the validity of the color component subtraction method, a new objective technique of measuring nuclear cataract, and to correlate the tangent values of the different degrees of nuclear opacities to their corresponding subjective nuclear cataract grading using the Lens Opacities Classification System II ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Khu PM,Kashiwagi T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smooth pursuit and other eye movements were quantitatively studied in patients with chronic schizophrenia to characterize the pattern and severity of eye movement abnormalities in this disorder. Twenty-one patients with schizophrenia, 13 patients with other psychiatric disorders (manic-depressive psychosis, schizoaffe...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yee RD,Baloh RW,Marder SR,Levy DL,Sakala SM,Honrubia V

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell cultures derived from trabecular meshworks of human and bovine eyes and from bovine vascular endothelia were incubated at 37 degrees C for 1 hr with ethacrynic acid (ECA, 0.1-0.5 mmol/l) dissolved in culture medium. At 2 hr after the initial exposure, ECA at concentrations up to 0.4 mmol/l induced a reversible al...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Erickson-Lamy K,Schroeder A,Epstein DL

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine new referents, or cutoff levels for tear film hyperosmolarity in the diagnosis of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and to assess their effectiveness in independent patient groups. METHOD:A meta-analysis was performed on published data for tear osmolarity in samples of normal eyes and various subty...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tomlinson A,Khanal S,Ramaesh K,Diaper C,McFadyen A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:By their control of membrane potential and intracellular free Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)), K(+) currents are pivotal in the regulation of arterial smooth muscle tone. The goal of the present study was to identify and characterize the A-type K(+) current in retinal microvascular smooth muscle (MVSM) and to examine its ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McGahon MK,Dawicki JM,Scholfield CN,McGeown JG,Curtis TM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To quantify and evaluate macular superficial capillaries and large vessels separately using an optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCTA)-based automatic segmentation algorithm. Methods:In this cross-sectional study, all eyes were scanned using an OCTA device with 3 × 3 mm cube centered on the fovea. Ret...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lei J,Yi E,Suo Y,Chen C,Xu X,Ding W,Abdelfattah NS,Fan X,Lu H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine, with the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT), the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness among patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) of different degrees of disease severity. METHODS:One eye in each of 25 RP patients was included. All patients underwent complete ocular e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Walia S,Fishman GA,Edward DP,Lindeman M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare EyeCam (Clarity Medical Systems, Pleasanton, CA) imaging with gonioscopy for detecting angle closure. METHODS:In this prospective, hospital-based study, subjects underwent gonioscopy by a single observer and EyeCam imaging by a different operator. EyeCam images were graded by two masked observers. T...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Perera SA,Baskaran M,Friedman DS,Tun TA,Htoon HM,Kumar RS,Aung T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) is a nonhistone DNA-binding nuclear protein released from necrotic cells, which is also secreted by activated leukocytes and acts as a primary proinflammatory cytokine. In this study, we compared vitreous HMGB1 levels in ocular sarcoidosis with those in noninflammatory vitreore...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Takeuchi M,Taguchi M,Sato T,Karasawa K,Sakurai Y,Harimoto K,Ito M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isotonic, neutral buffered solutions of benzalkonium chloride or chlorhexidine digluconate were applied topically to one eye of rabbits or human subjects. Contralateral control eyes received phosphate buffered saline as placebo. One-half hour later, the tear film of both eyes was loaded with nonpreserved sodium fluore...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Burstein NL

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In an earlier study it was reported that thrombin significantly reduces the rate of Na,K-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase)-mediated ion transport by porcine lens. Because thrombin stimulates the release of endogenous endothelin (ET)-1 stores from some tissues, and because ET-1 can cause Na,K-ATPase inhibition, ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Okafor MC,Mukhopadhyay P,Delamere NA

更新日期：2002-03-01 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: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：PURPOSE:Our previous work indicated that a larger circumferential Young's modulus (E) of trabecular meshwork (TM) correlated with a higher outflow facility (C) in normal human donor eyes. The current study investigated the influence of glaucomatous TM stiffness and cellularity on C. METHODS:Eight left eyes from glauco...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Camras LJ,Stamer WD,Epstein D,Gonzalez P,Yuan F

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a proinflammatory marker, are associated with systemic vascular disorders. In addition, clinical studies have implicated that elevated CRP is an independent risk factor for diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. However, the direct effect of CRP o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagaoka T,Kuo L,Ren Y,Yoshida A,Hein TW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop an eye-motion-tracking optical coherence tomographic (OCT) method and assess its effect on image registration and nerve fiber layer (NFL) thickness measurement reproducibility. METHODS:A system capable of tracking common fundus features based on reflectance changes was integrated into a commercial O...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ishikawa H,Gabriele ML,Wollstein G,Ferguson RD,Hammer DX,Paunescu LA,Beaton SA,Schuman JS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of an ophthalmic and anthropometric survey of two free-breeding rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) populations, intraocular pressure (IOP) of 114 animals was measured under ketamine catalepsia with the use of a floating-tip pneumatonometer. The mean IOP of the 102 animals included in the main analyses was 14.9 +/-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bito LZ,Merritt SQ,DeRousseau CJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The role of VEGF-A in the normal ciliary body is largely unexplored. The ciliary body is similar in many respects to the choroid plexus of the brain, and we demonstrated previously the importance of VEGF-A in maintenance of choroid plexus vasculature and ependymal cells. Therefore, the role of VEGF-A in ciliary...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ford KM,Saint-Geniez M,Walshe TE,D'Amore PA

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroquine was administered intramuscularly 5 days a week to rhesus monkeys for as long as 4 1/2 years. No clinical, fluorescein angiographic, or electrophysiological evidence of retinal damage was observed. Yet chloroquine/chloroquine byproduct analysis of the ocular tissues revealed an enormous binding capacity of ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rosenthal AR,Kolb H,Bergsma D,Huxsoll D,Hopkins JL

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypoxia and growth factors are postulated to be involved in the development of retinal neovascularization through the regulation of extracellular proteinase production. It has been shown that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are elevated in the retina during the neovascularization process. However, the factors ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Majka S,McGuire PG,Das A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Neovascularization of the avascular cornea is a significant problem associated with many corneal diseases. Because Fas ligand (FasL) is highly expressed in the cornea, the role of this molecule in controlling corneal neovascularization was examined in this study. METHODS:C57BL/6(B6), FasL (CD95L)-deficient B6-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stuart PM,Pan F,Plambeck S,Ferguson TA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00