Prevalence of meibomian gland dysfunction in staffs and faculty members of a Chinese university.

abstract：:Retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are the leading causes of blindness in adults over the age of 50 years in the US. While most of those conditions do not have a cure, currently available treatment options attempt to prevent further vision loss. For many op...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Jiang S,Franco YL,Zhou Y,Chen J

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of orbital decomposition (OD) surgery in combination with horse chestnut seed extract (HCSE), as compared to OD alone, in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). METHODS:Sixty-two orbits from 62 TAO patients were randomly assigned to OD or OD+HCSE at 1:1 ratio (31...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wu YJ,Wei X,Xiao MY,Xiong W

更新日期：2016-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the incidence and the predisposing factors of anterior chamber (AC) gas bubbles during femtosecond laser (FS) flap creation for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS:All patients who underwent FS-LASIK surgery at CMU LASIK Center between January 2013 and May 2016 were retrospective reviewed....

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Niparugs M,Supalaset S,Tangmonkongvoragul C,Tananuvat N,Chaidaroon W,Ausayakhun S

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of transforming growth factor β2 (TGF-β2) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) on transdifferentiation of human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) cultured in vitro and synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM). METHODS:HLECs were treated with TGF-β2 (0, 0.5, 1.0, 5, 10µg/L) and CTGF (0, ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pei C,Ma B,Kang QY,Qin L,Cui LJ

更新日期：2013-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the clinical results of femtosecond (FS) laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in high myopic patients and low myopic patients. METHODS:This study included 212 myopic eyes undergoing LASIK using a VisuMax 500kHz FS laser. All treated eyes were assigned to one of two groups according to preoperative manif...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Park SH,Che CY,Kim SI,Park CY,Lee JH,Kim YH,Jung JW,Lee JS,Lee JE

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate extent and nature of visual pathways involvement in children with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). METHODS:Forty-seven patients (age 11-17y) with CIS, which later proved to be multiple sclerosis (MS) onset, and 30 controls underwent visual evoked potentials (VEP) investigation within 12d from the...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Voitenkov V,Skripchenko N,Klimkin A

更新日期：2015-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze childhood glaucoma regarding its demographics, presentations, different causes and surgical modalities used among patients in Dakahelia and to apply the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network (CGRN) classification retrospectively to evaluate its convenience. METHODS:A retrospective study in which the medic...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mokbel TH,El Hefney EM,Hagras SM,ALNagdy AA,Badawi AE,Kasem MA,El Shaer SM

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate mitochondrial factors associated with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) through complete sequencing and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Chinese patients with this disease. METHODS:Two unrelated southern Chinese families with LHON and 10 matched healthy controls were recruited, and the...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shu L,Zhang YM,Huang XX,Chen CY,Zhang XN

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the ocular tumors have poor prognosis, and they remain a difficult problem in the area of ophthalmology. With the rapid development of molecular biology and immunologic techniques and the deep research on ocular tumor related genes, it becomes possible to diagnose and treat malignant tumors from the molecular ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ning Q,Hou L,Meng M,Pan BR,Zhao XH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare conventional slow equilibrium cooling and directional freezing (DF) by gauze package for cryopreservation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). METHODS:HUVECs were randomly assigned to conventional freezing (CF) and DF by gauze package group. The two groups of HUVECs were incubated with a ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Qi B,Ji QS,Hou GH,Li L,Cao XF,Wu J

更新日期：2014-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the healing process after severe corneal epithelial damage in rats treated with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) cultured with or without keratinocyte growth factor (KGF-2) and autologous serum (AS) on amniotic membrane (AM). Many patients are blind and devastated by severe ocular surface diseases due t...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pınarlı FA,Okten G,Beden U,Fışgın T,Kefeli M,Kara N,Duru F,Tomak L

更新日期：2014-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the risk factors, ophthalmological features, treatment modalities and their effect on the visual outcome in patients with endogenous fungal endophthalmitis (EFE). METHODS:Data retrieved from the medical files included age at presentation to the uveitis clinic, gender, ocular symptoms and their duration ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Corredores J,Hemo I,Jaouni T,Habot-Wilner Z,Kramer M,Shulman S,Jabaly-Habib H,Al-Talbishi A,Halpert M,Averbukh E,Levy J,Deitch-Harel I,Amer R

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the relationship between systemic risk factors and different patterns of diabetic macular edema (DME) determined with optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, DME was classified by OCT as diffuse retinal thickness (DRT), cystoid macular edema (CME) and serous retinal ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Acan D,Karahan E,Kocak N,Kaynak S

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the correlation between macular morphology and function in eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME). METHODS:Fifty-five eyes with different visual acuity (VA) of 32 patients who suffered from DME were analyzed using multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). The paramet...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Xia HH,Chen JL,Chen HY,Lin HJ

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the cytotoxic effect of pilocarpine, an anti-glaucoma drug, on human corneal stromal (HCS) cells and its underlying cytotoxic mechanisms using an in vitro model of non-transfected HCS cells. METHODS:After HCS cells were treated with pilocarpine at a concentration from 0.15625 g/L to 20.0 g/L, their morp...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yuan XL,Wen Q,Zhang MY,Fan TJ

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical effect and complications of two different filling materials (aerocyst urethral catheter and expansion sponges) applying in external dacryocystorhinostomy (EXT-DCR) and compare their advantages and disadvantages. METHODS:A retrospective study was made in the period from April, 1 2000 to Apr...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shao Y,Yu Y,Pei CG,Zhou Q,Dong WJ,Qu Y,Yang L,Gao GP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the fractal feature of the retinal vasculature of normal eyes on a stereographic projected and montaged ultra-wide field (UWF) fluorescein angiography (FA). METHODS:Prospective, observational, cross-sectional study. Totally 59 eyes of 31 normal subjects were imaged using the Optos 200Tx. Images obtaine...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Fan WY,Fleming A,Robertson G,Uji A,van Hemert J,Singer M,Sagong M,Ip M,Sadda SR

更新日期：2020-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To quantitatively evaluate the effect of the combined use of 577-nm subthreshold micropulse macular laser (SML) and multi-point mode pan retinal laser photocoagulation (PRP) on severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) with central-involved diabetic macular edema (CIDME) using optical coherence tomograph...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Li ZJ,Xiao JH,Zeng P,Zeng R,Gao X,Zhang YC,Lan YQ

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To observe and characterize imaging features of macular and optic disc areas in less than 60-year-old patients with early primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and to evaluate the diagnostic value of OCT and OCTA. METHODS:Total...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Li YJ,Liu WS,Bai ZC,Cao RX,Ren HH

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the correlation between the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness by using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and by histological measurements in normal adult rats and optic nerve transected rats. METHODS:The RNFL thickness of 36 rats was scanned in a circle 3.46mm far from the optic disc by OCT. T...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Huang JF,Yu HM,Shang L,Ma RF,Cynthia NA,Cao YQ,Luo J,Zeng LP,Chen D,Xiong K

更新日期：2013-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To reveal the mechanisms of heat-shock transcription factor 4 (HSF4) mutation-induced cataract. METHODS:GSE22362, including 3 HSF4-null lens and 3 wild-type lens, was obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus database. After data preprocessing, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the limma ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tian R,Xu Y,Dou WW,Zhang H

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess if the included vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) polymorphisms rs3025035, rs3025021 and rs2010963 are associated to proliferative retinopathy in a Mexican population with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS:A case-control study was conducted in adult individuals with T2DM associated to prol...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Gonzalez-Salinas R,Garcia-Gutierrez MC,Garcia-Aguirre G,Morales-Canton V,Velez-Montoya R,Soberon-Ventura VR,Gonzalez V,Lechuga R,Garcia-Solis P,Garcia-Gutierrez DG,Garcia-Solis MV,Saenz de Viteri M,Solis-S JC

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate a possible trigeminal proprioceptive-oculomotor neural pathway and explore possible synaptic connections between neurons in this pathway. Attempt to bring a new insight to mechanism of Marcus Gunn syndrome (MGS). METHODS:Anterograde and retrograde tract tracing was applied and combined with immunofl...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Liang HC,Zhang JD,Luo PF,Qiao Y,Su AL,Zhang T,Zhu HN

更新日期：2018-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To find a stable, inexpensive, and reliable method to produce a rat meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) model. METHODS:We inserted slim guidewires into the meibomian gland orifices of twelve Brown Norway rats and fulgurized every guidewire to destroy part of the meibomian gland. We then observed the morphological ch...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Dong ZY,Ying M,Zheng J,Hu LJ,Xie JY,Ma Y

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the epidemiology and surgical outcomes of old canalicular laceration and analyze the variables impacting on the prognosis of reparation. METHODS:A retrospective review of all old canalicular laceration repairs from Jan. 1, 2008 to Dec. 30, 2015 was performed. Analyzed data included demographics, mec...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bai F,Tao H,Zhang Y,Wang P,Han C,Huang YF,Tao Y

更新日期：2017-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the cross-talk between oxidative stress and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/AKT signaling pathway in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. METHODS:Human RPE cell lines (ARPE-19 cell) were treated with different doses of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Cell v...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Chen XD,Su MY,Chen TT,Hong HY,Han AD,Li WS

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report the abnormal type of the orbital liposarcoma-dedifferentiated subtype in a patient. METHODS:A case report. RESULTS:A 23 years old Chinese woman with a recurrence of right-sided proptosis was evaluated. Ocular examination revealed proptosis of the right eye with chemosis, hyperemia and limitation of eye ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhang JX,Ma JM,Wang NL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report the clinical outcomes of utilizing a three-layer flap and graft in reconstruction of the lower lid in one session. METHODS:Seventeen patients with total or near total lower eyelid defect were included. The defects were reconstructed in three layers. Posterior lamella was reconstructed by using tarsoconju...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Rajabi MT,Bazvand F,Hosseini SS,Makateb A,Rajabi MB,Tabatabaie SZ,Abrishami Y

更新日期：2014-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic administration of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on macular edema following cataract surgery in diabetic patients, and to compare between types of NSAIDs (ketorolac tromethamine 0.4% and nepafenac 0.1%). METHODS:Group 1 (control) received artificial ...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Alnagdy AA,Abouelkheir HY,El-Khouly SE,Tarshouby SM

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the clinical performance of two types of silicon hydrogel contact lenses used as bandage lenses after LASEK surgery. METHODS:A prospective, double-masked study was conducted on 42 eyes of 21 patients who received binocular LASEK surgeries. The interocular difference in spherical equivalent power was les...

journal_title：International journal of ophthalmology

authors： Qu XM,Dai JH,Jiang ZY,Qian YF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00