Inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis in lymphocyte cultures by rod outer segments and its counteraction by vitamin E and other antioxidants.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether tonometric readings of increases in intraocular pressure (IOP) during the water-drinking test (WDT) are affected by variations in central corneal thickness (CCT) induced by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS:Data from 30 randomly selected eyes of 30 patients (18 men and 12 women; m...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tamburrelli C,Giudiceandrea A,Vaiano AS,Caputo CG,Gullà F,Salgarello T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether the intact isolated ciliary epithelial bilayer retains the alpha-2 and beta adrenergic receptor activation and interaction described for whole ciliary processes and whether this pure epithelial bilayer displays bioelectric parameters sensitive to alterations in cyclic adenosine Monophosphat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Horio B,Sears M,Mead A,Matsui H,Bausher L

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the effect of dominance and laterality on refractive error and axial length. METHODS:Ocular dominance was assessed with the hole-in-the-card test in 543 children during their 2006 follow-up visits for the Singapore Cohort study Of the Risk factors for Myopia (SCORM). Data were compared to cycloplegi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chia A,Jaurigue A,Gazzard G,Wang Y,Tan D,Stone RA,Saw SM

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and its more severe variant, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), are life-threatening diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. After the acute-stage damage subsides, serious visual impairment and severe dry eye remains as ocular sequelae. At the acute stage, ocular complications occur i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sotozono C,Ueta M,Yokoi N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare psychophysical Naka-Rushton parameters in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients and healthy controls using a flash-on-flash increment threshold paradigm, and to measure changes of these parameters with RP progression. METHODS:Sixty-six RP patients and 10 normal subjects were tested, and their maximum r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dagnelie G,Massof RW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to evaluate macular preganglionic function and to verify its relationship with retinal and choroidal morphology in patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) patients. Methods:All included patients performed multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) for investig...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Parisi V,Ziccardi L,Costanzo E,Tedeschi M,Barbano L,Manca D,Di Renzo A,Giorno P,Varano M,Parravano M

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:High intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Because it has been demonstrated that African populations are at increased risk for glaucoma, the authors investigated the genetic basis of IOP in a sample of West Africans with type 2 diabetes...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rotimi CN,Chen G,Adeyemo AA,Jones LS,Agyenim-Boateng K,Eghan BA Jr,Zhou J,Doumatey A,Lashley K,Huang H,Fasanmade O,Akinsola FB,Ezepue F,Amoah A,Akafo S,Chen Y,Oli J,Johnson T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantify the role of anterior zonular tension on the optomechanical lens response during simulation of accommodation in primates. METHODS:Postmortem cynomolgus monkey eyes (n = 14; age range, 3.0-11.5 years) were dissected leaving intact the lens, zonules, ciliary body, hyaloid membrane, anterior vitreous, ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nankivil D,Manns F,Arrieta-Quintero E,Ziebarth N,Borja D,Amelinckx A,Bernal A,Ho A,Parel JM

更新日期：2009-08-01 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:To improve the interpretation of Heidelberg Retina Flowmeter (HRF; Heidelberg Engineering GmBH, Dosselheim, Germany) flow maps by examining the influence of specific vascular structures and focus depth in the presence and absence of retinal blood flow. METHODS:HRF flow maps were recorded from the inferior reti...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yu DY,Townsend R,Cringle SJ,Chauhan BC,Morgan WH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the relation between grating acuity at age 1 year and Snellen acuity and grating acuity at 5.5 years, in preterm children with birth weights less than 1251 g. METHODS:Subjects were participants in the multicenter study of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity. The Teller acuity card (TAC; Viste...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dobson V,Quinn GE,Siatkowski RM,Baker JD,Hardy RJ,Reynolds JD,Trese MT,Tung B

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) and copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) in cellular protection of the optic nerve against the oxidative injury that contributes to demyelination in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). METHODS:Immunocytochemistry for Mn-SOD and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Qi X,Guy J,Nick H,Valentine J,Rao N

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the effects of semaphorin 3E (Sema3E)/PlexinD1 signaling in the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and explored the therapeutic potential of the pathway. METHODS:We used a laser-induced CNV model in the mouse. The expression of Sema3E and PlexinD1 was evaluated with immunohistoch...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Suda K,Guo C,Oishi A,Ikeda S,Uemura A,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is known that the pattern electroretinogram (PERG) of normal subjects is reduced temporarily after short-term elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP). The authors evaluated PERG changes in ocular hypertension during and after transient IOP elevation. METHODS:Steady state (8 Hz) PERGs to sinusoidal gratings ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Colotto A,Falsini B,Salgarello T,Buzzonetti L,Cermola S,Porrello G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Although retinal dopamine (DA) has been long implicated in myopia development, current studies demonstrate that retinal DA levels are unaltered in C57BL/6 mice with form-deprivation myopia. This work was undertaken to explore whether and how refractive development is perturbed in this mouse strain when retinal ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wu XH,Qian KW,Xu GZ,Li YY,Ma YY,Huang F,Wang YQ,Zhou X,Qu J,Yang XL,Zhong YM,Weng SJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To give a European regulatory overview of the requirements on and the use of biomarkers or surrogate endpoints in the development of drugs for ocular disease. Methods:Definitions, methods to validate new markers, and circumstances where surrogate endpoints can be appropriate are summarized. Results:The key en...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wickström K,Moseley J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether a recently described retinal ganglion cell (RGC) marker Rbpms (RNA binding protein with multiple splicing) could be used for RGC quantification in various models of RGC degeneration. METHODS:Optic nerve crush, excitotoxicity, and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) rat models were used. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kwong JM,Quan A,Kyung H,Piri N,Caprioli J

更新日期：2011-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the molecular mechanism of Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitors Y-27632 and Y-39983 on corneal endothelial cell (CEC) proliferation and their wound-healing effect. METHODS:The expression of G1 proteins of the cell cycle and expression of phosphorylated Akt in monkey CECs (MCECs) treated with ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Okumura N,Nakano S,Kay EP,Numata R,Ota A,Sowa Y,Sakai T,Ueno M,Kinoshita S,Koizumi N

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Using transient ischemia followed by reperfusion (IR) to model ischemic retinal disease, this study compares the effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and therapies targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on retinal apoptosis, vascular permeability, and mRNA exp...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Abcouwer SF,Lin CM,Wolpert EB,Shanmugam S,Schaefer EW,Freeman WM,Barber AJ,Antonetti DA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed whether partial occlusion of the nonamblyopic eye with Bangerter filters can immediately reduce suppression and promote binocular summation of contrast in observers with amblyopia. METHODS:In Experiment 1, suppression was measured for 22 observers (mean age, 20 years; range, 14-32 years; 10 females...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen Z,Li J,Thompson B,Deng D,Yuan J,Chan L,Hess RF,Yu M

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the impact of substratum compliance and latrunculin-B (Lat-B), both alone and together, on fundamental human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cell behavior. Lat-B is a reversible actin cytoskeleton disruptor that decreases resistance to aqueous humor outflow and decreases intraocular pressure. METHODS:HT...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wood JA,McKee CT,Thomasy SM,Fischer ME,Shah NM,Murphy CJ,Russell P

更新日期：2011-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal model has been developed to study the effects of various prophylaxis agents on acquisition of chlamydial conjunctivitis. When Hartley strain newborn guinea pigs received ocular inoculations of Chlamydia psittaci followed by the instillation of various agents, 1% AgNO3 significantly lowered the risk of develo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sandstrom IK,Cummings M,Johnson P,Schachter J,Chandler JW

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the thickness and surface area of porcine sclera. METHODS:One hundred twenty-eight porcine globes were sectioned from the center of the cornea to the region of the optic nerve. Photographs of the sectioned sclera including a millimeter scale were taken. Photographic slides were projected onto blank p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Olsen TW,Sanderson S,Feng X,Hubbard WC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using isochromatic luminance gratings and isoluminant red-green color gratings, examined luminance and color discrimination in amblyopia were examined. Complete color and luminance contrast sensitivity functions were measured monocularly from each eye of six normal and six amblyopic observers. Similar spatial frequenc...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bradley A,Dahlman C,Switkes E,De Valois K

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare current imaging methods with respect to their ability to detect the condition of the fovea in patients with geographic atrophy (GA). METHODS:The retinas of 176 eyes with GA were imaged using two spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) systems, Cirrus HD-OCT and Spectralis HRA+OCT, and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sayegh RG,Zotter S,Roberts PK,Kandula MM,Sacu S,Kreil DP,Baumann B,Pircher M,Hitzenberger CK,Schmidt-Erfurth U

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare the capability of the lamina cribrosa depth (LCD) and lamina cribrosa (LC) curvature in discriminating between eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and healthy eyes. Methods:Seventy-seven eyes of 77 patients with POAG and 77 eyes of 77 healthy subjects who were matched for age, sex, and axia...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee SH,Kim TW,Lee EJ,Girard MJ,Mari JM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:There is strong evidence that abnormalities in corneal biomechanical play a causal role in corneal ectasias, such as keratoconus. Additionally, corneal crosslinking (CXL) treatment, which halts progression of keratoconus, directly appeals to corneal biomechanics. However, existing methods of corneal biomechanic...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Blackburn BJ,Gu S,Ford MR,de Stefano V,Jenkins MW,Dupps WJ Jr,Rollins AM

更新日期：2019-01-02 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:Oxidative stress plays an important role in health and aging. We have shown that oxidative stress impairs mitochondrial function and promotes RPE cell death in an age-dependent manner. This study investigates the role of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in limiting oxidative stress-induced damage to RPE...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： He Y,Leung KW,Ren Y,Pei J,Ge J,Tombran-Tink J

更新日期：2014-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A disruption of the blood-aqueous barrier in rabbit eyes was elicited by use of topical prostaglandin E2(PGE2), infrared irradiation of the iris, or by subcutaneous alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH). The aqueous flare provoked was measured quantitatively with a photoelectric instrument. The effect of th...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Holmdahl G,Bengtsson E

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00