Glycogen and DNA content of corneal epithelium: comparison of preparation methods.

abstract：Purpose:We describe the spatial distribution and cross-sectional associations with physical and lifestyle attributes. Methods:The participants of the Montrachet (Maculopathy Optic Nerve, nuTRition neurovAsCular and HEarT) study underwent an exhaustive ophthalmologic examination, including optical coherence tomography,...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Alassane S,Binquet C,Arnould L,Fleck O,Acar N,Delcourt C,Bretillon L,Bron AM,Creuzot-Garcher C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pterygia are common, frequently recurring ocular surface lesions characterized by tissue remodeling, cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, and inflammation. The increased incidence of pterygia in persons exposed to excessive solar radiation suggests that ultraviolet (UV) light may play a critical role in the pa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Di Girolamo N,Coroneo MT,Wakefield D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evidence suggests that capillary degeneration in early diabetic retinopathy results from chronic inflammation, and leukotrienes have been implicated in this process. The authors investigated the cellular sources of leukotriene biosynthesis in diabetic retinas and the effects of hyperglycemia on leukotriene prod...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Talahalli R,Zarini S,Sheibani N,Murphy RC,Gubitosi-Klug RA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the roles of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in alkali-induced corneal neovascularization (CNV). METHODS:CNV was induced by alkali injury and compared in wild-type (WT) BALB/c mice, and TNF receptor 1-deficient (TNF-Rp55 KO) counterparts, or in mice treated with TNF-α antagonist and recombinant TNF-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lu P,Li L,Liu G,Baba T,Ishida Y,Nosaka M,Kondo T,Zhang X,Mukaida N

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether there is rod system dysfunction in the central retina of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS:Dark-adapted sensitivity (500-nm stimulus) and light-adapted sensitivity (600 nm) were measured psychophysically at 52 loci in the central 38 degrees (diameter) of retina ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Owsley C,Jackson GR,Cideciyan AV,Huang Y,Fine SL,Ho AC,Maguire MG,Lolley V,Jacobson SG

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Amblyopia is the commonest visual disorder of childhood. Yet the contributions of the two principal treatments (spectacle wear and occlusion) to outcome are unknown. This study was undertaken to investigate the dose-response relationship of amblyopia therapy. METHODS:The study comprised three distinct phases: ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stewart CE,Moseley MJ,Stephens DA,Fielder AR

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium removal from the solution bathing the isolated rabbit corneal endothelium caused a reduction in both unidirectional and net flux of bicarbonate, whereas chloride withdrawal from the solution had no effect on the net bicarbonate flux but increased the unidirectional fluxes. These data correlate with previously p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Green K,Simon S,Kelly GM Jr,Bowman KA

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the role of intralysosomal redox-active iron in oxidative stress-induced damage in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells. METHODS:Chronic oxidative stress was applied using the hyperoxic model; acute oxidative stress was applied with H(2)O(2). Microarray analysis was performed using microarrays. mRNA a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lin Y,Epstein DL,Liton PB

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To decide whether the transitory coexpression of cone visual pigments described in the developing rat and gerbil retina is a universal feature of dichromatic mammalian species. METHODS:The rabbit, a species widely used in eye research, was selected for the study and a search made for the presence of cones that...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Szepessy Z,Lukáts A,Fekete T,Barsi A,Röhlich P,Szél A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship between long-term glycemic control and photopic negative response (PhNR) changes in the blue flash ERG in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) without diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS:After light adaptation, ERG responses to 1.60 cd·s/m(2) blue (420 nm) flashes (blue flash E...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McFarlane M,Wright T,Stephens D,Nilsson J,Westall CA

更新日期：2012-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Large copy number variations (CNV) can contribute to increased burden for neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we analyzed the genome-wide burden of large CNVs > 100 kb in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), a neurodegenerative disease of the eye that is the largest cause of irreversible blindness. METHO...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kaurani L,Vishal M,Kumar D,Sharma A,Mehani B,Sharma C,Chakraborty S,Jha P,Ray J,Sen A,Dash D,Ray K,Mukhopadhyay A

更新日期：2014-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the studies of spatial integration an increase in the spatial extent of the stimulus usually results in a decrease in the spatial frequency bandwidth of the stimulus. The authors investigated separately the effects of these two factors on contrast detectability. METHODS:Efficiencies were measured for a circ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kukkonen H,Näsänen R,Rovamo J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compelling evidence suggests that alpha2 agonists, such as brimonidine, protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from injury in a wide range of animal models. However, the mechanism of action for this protection and the physiological role of the alpha2 adrenergic system in the retina is not well understood. A majo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dong CJ,Guo Y,Wheeler L,Hare WA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate the contribution of fixational saccades toward fixation instability in strabismic monkeys. Methods:Binocular eye movements were measured as six experimental monkeys (five strabismic monkeys and one monkey with downbeat nystagmus) and one normal monkey fixated targets of two shapes (Optotype, Disk) ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Upadhyaya S,Pullela M,Ramachandran S,Adade S,Joshi AC,Das VE

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular pressure response to systemically administered osmotic agents was studied in albino rabbits with one optic nerve transected and the fellow optic nerve left intact. There eas a significant increase in intraocular pressure of both eyes following water ingestion but no significant difference in the pressure r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Serafano DM,Brubaker RF

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the patterns of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defects in mean deviation-matched early glaucomatous eyes with either superior or inferior visual hemifield loss. METHODS:Seventy-five open-angle glaucoma patients with isolated parafoveal scotoma (PFS) within a central 10° of fixation, and 62 pat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Choi JA,Park HY,Jung KI,Hong KH,Park CK

更新日期：2013-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to deepen our knowledge on the basis of intrafamilial genetic heterogeneity of inherited retinal dystrophies (RD) to further discern the contribution of individual alleles to the pathology. METHODS:Families with intrafamilial locus and/or allelic heterogeneity were selected from a coh...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sánchez-Alcudia R,Cortón M,Ávila-Fernández A,Zurita O,Tatu SD,Pérez-Carro R,Fernandez-San Jose P,Lopez-Martinez MÁ,del Castillo FJ,Millan JM,Blanco-Kelly F,García-Sandoval B,Lopez-Molina MI,Riveiro-Alvarez R,Ayuso C

更新日期：2014-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous reports indicated that pregnancy and corneal injury (CI) trigger alterations of lacrimal gland (LG) growth factor expression and redistributions of lymphocytes from periductal foci to acini. The purpose of this study was to test our hypothesis that pregnancy would exacerbate the changes induced by CI. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ding C,Chang N,Fong YC,Wang Y,Trousdale MD,Mircheff AK,Schechter JE

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of aqueous humor flow of 19 normal subjects was measured by a fluorescein clearance technique during the day, during sleep (at night) and during sleep deprivation (at night). Subjects engaged in routine activities during the daytime measurements and slept in comfortable quarters during the nighttime measureme...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Reiss GR,Lee DA,Topper JE,Brubaker RF

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) delivered over a period of up to 2 years by an intraocular encapsulated cell technology (ECT) implant in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and geographic atrophy (GA). METHODS:Patients from phase 1 RP (CNTF1); phase 2 GA (CNTF2); and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kauper K,McGovern C,Sherman S,Heatherton P,Rapoza R,Stabila P,Dean B,Lee A,Borges S,Bouchard B,Tao W

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish whether fucoidin, by blocking the adhesion of leukocytes on the limbal vascular endothelium, prevents extravasation of the cells from the blood stream into the limbal stroma and the wounded area after corneal injury. Successful leukocyte blocking enabled investigation of the influence of leukocytes...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gan L,Fagerholm P,Kim HJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and d-ala2-methionine enkephalinamide (DALA, a long-lasting enkephalin analogue) were used to investigate the peptidergic control of lacrimal gland function. To characterize the mechanism by which VIP stimulates and DALA inhibits lacrimal peroxidase secretion, the effect of these pe...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cripps MM,Bennett DJ

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Adult central nervous system (CNS) neurons are unable to regenerate their axons after injury. Krüppel-like transcription factor (KLF) family members regulate intrinsic axon growth ability in vitro and in vivo, but mechanisms downstream of these transcription factors are not known. Methods:Purified retinal gang...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Galvao J,Iwao K,Apara A,Wang Y,Ashouri M,Shah TN,Blackmore M,Kunzevitzky NJ,Moore DL,Goldberg JL

更新日期：2018-06-01 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:Reading a text requires vergence angle adjustments, so that the images in the two eyes fall on corresponding retinal areas. Vergence adjustments bring the two retinal images into Panum's fusional area and therefore, small remaining errors or regulations do not lead to double vision. The present study evaluated ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jainta S,Dehnert A,Heinrich SP,Jaschinski W

更新日期：2011-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To clarify the distinct molecular pathogenesis of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and pachychoroid neovasculopathy (PNV). Methods:Aqueous humor (AH) was collected from 18 acute CSC, 20 chronic CSC, and 20 PNV patients. Concentrations of 30 cytokines in the AH were analyzed using a multiplex bead immunoa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Terao N,Koizumi H,Kojima K,Yamagishi T,Nagata K,Kitazawa K,Yamamoto Y,Yoshii K,Hiraga A,Toda M,Kinoshita S,Sotozono C,Hamuro J

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In normal eyes and in diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell survival is critically important. Bcl-x(L) has been shown to be among the most highly expressed survival factors in cultured human RPE cells. In the curr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang N,Peairs JJ,Yang P,Tyrrell J,Roberts J,Kole R,Jaffe GJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare cross-sectional choroidal morphology in rhesus macaque and human eyes using enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) and histologic analysis. Methods:Enhanced-depth imaging-OCT images from 25 rhesus macaque and 30 human eyes were evaluated for choriocapillaris and choroidal-scle...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yiu G,Vuong VS,Oltjen S,Cunefare D,Farsiu S,Garzel L,Roberts J,Thomasy SM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the role of connexin43 (Cx43) and gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in the response of the human retinal pigment epithelial cell line ARPE-19 to oxidative stress. METHODS:ARPE-19 cells were treated with the chemical oxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BOOH), and cell viability was ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hutnik CM,Pocrnich CE,Liu H,Laird DW,Shao Q

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate genotypic and macular morphologic correlations in patients with RPE65-, CEP290-, GUCY2D-, or AIPL1-related Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:SD-OCT macular scans were performed in 21 patients, including 10 with RPE65, 7 with CEP290...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pasadhika S,Fishman GA,Stone EM,Lindeman M,Zelkha R,Lopez I,Koenekoop RK,Shahidi M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00