Corneal thickness profiles in rabbits using an ultrasonic pachometer.

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the relative importance of genes and environment in peripapillary atrophy type beta (beta-PPA) in a classic twin study. METHODS:Female twin pairs (n = 506) aged 49 to 79 years were recruited from the St. Thomas' UK Adult Twin Registry. Peripapillary atrophy was identified from masked grading of ste...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Healey PR,Mitchell P,Gilbert CE,Lee AJ,Ge D,Snieder H,Spector TD,Hammond CJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The efficacy of the peptide Ac-EEED on reducing cell adhesion and proliferation in vitro and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in vivo was examined. METHODS:The peptide chimera containing the Ac-EEED sequence was chemically linked to the N terminus of the XMTM delivery peptide from the E(rns) viral surface pr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Caballero S,Yang R,Grant MB,Chaqour B

更新日期：2011-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess corneal epithelial cell survival after keratoplasty. METHODS:Corneal impression cytology (CIC) was performed on sex-mismatched corneal transplants. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with sex chromosome-specific probes was performed to identify epithelial cell mosaicism and therefore allocate t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Catanese M,Popovici C,Proust H,Hoffart L,Matonti F,Cochereau I,Conrath J,Gabison EE

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cilostazol, a selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3, has antiplatelet aggregation and peripheral vasodilation effects. We examined the effects of cilostazol on the retinal microvascular diameter to determine its dependence on the endothelium and/or smooth muscle to reveal the signaling mechanisms involved ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tanano I,Nagaoka T,Omae T,Ishibazawa A,Kamiya T,Ono S,Yoshida A

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. To use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to evaluate the effect of punctal occlusion on tear meniscus volume in dry eye patients. Methods. Occlusion of both upper and lower puncta with collagen plugs was performed on one eye each in 20 dry eye patients and 20 normal subjects. The upper and lower tear menisci...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen F,Shen M,Chen W,Wang J,Li M,Yuan Y,Lu F

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody, 4G10.3, was developed that preferentially binds limbal basal cells in adult rat, rabbit, and human corneas. These cells were hypothesized to be the stem cells for the corneal epithelium. The antibody 4G10.3 was localized by immunofluorescence microscopy in rats 1 d and 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, and 6 wk ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chung EH,Bukusoglu G,Zieske JD

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the sources of artifacts of vitreous fluorophotometry (VF), a technique used to assess the permeability of the blood-retinal barrier. By performing in vitro measurements in a model eye and in vivo readings in humans, we investigated the influence of various concentrations of fluorescein in the anterior cha...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zeimer RC,Cunha-Vaz JG,Johnson ME

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical commercial phenylephrine HCl (Neo-Synephrine 10%) has been shown to cause an increase in corneal thickness and reversible vacuolization of corneal endothelial cells in rabbits. Using an in vivo model of regenerated corneal endothelial cells in the cat, we compared the cytotoxicity of phenylephrine-HCl 10% to r...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cohen KL,Van Horn DL,Edelhauser HF,Schultz RO

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the repeatability and reproducibility of central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements obtained by combined scanning-slit/Placido-disc topography (Orbscan II; Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY) after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and to compare the results with another noncontact method, specular mic...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Maldonado MJ,López-Miguel A,Nieto JC,Cano-Parra J,Calvo B,Alió JL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the diameter response of retinal arterioles as a function of the arteriolar diameter. METHODS:Ten healthy young volunteers aged 22 to 33 years were subjected to diameter measurement of four successive segments of a retinal arteriole with a retinal vessel analyzer (RVA). At each of the segments, the di...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jeppesen P,Sanye-Hajari J,Bek T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the in vitro properties of gap junctions on the isolated rabbit ciliary epithelium. METHODS:Intracellular potential was measured and lucifer yellow (5% in 1 M LiCl) was iontophoretically injected into a ciliary epithelial cell. Fixated tissue was examined with a laser confocal microscope. RESULTS:D...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Oh J,Krupin T,Tang LQ,Sveen J,Lahlum RA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We measured the aqueous humor levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP) TIMP-1, TIMP-2, and TIMP-3 in patients with myopia or cataract, and investigated the relationship between their levels and axial length (AL). METHODS:We measure...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jia Y,Hu DN,Zhu D,Zhang L,Gu P,Fan X,Zhou J

更新日期：2014-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the topographic relationship between ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) defects in open-angle glaucoma patients with localized RNFL defects, using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:We analyzed 140 eyes of 1...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim KE,Park KH,Yoo BW,Jeoung JW,Kim DM,Kim HC

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A and placental growth factor (PlGF) are members of a large group of homologous peptides identified as the VEGF family. Although VEGF-A is known to act as a potent angiogenic peptide in the retina, the vasoactive function of PlGF in this tissue is less well defined. Thi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Feeney SA,Simpson DA,Gardiner TA,Boyle C,Jamison P,Stitt AW

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because immune rejection is likely to be a major barrier to successful retinal transplantation, it is important to determine whether immune privilege for allogeneic retinal grafts is a feature of the subretinal space and vitreous cavity. METHODS:Newborn neural retinas of C57BL/6 mice were implanted into the su...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jiang LQ,Jorquera M,Streilein JW

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male albino rats, injected intravenously or intracerebroventricularly with delta 1-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), develop mudriasis. The median effective dose of the intravenous administration group was 5 mg/kg THC, whereas that for the intracerebroventricular route was 150 microgram/kg THC. Sympathectomy significantly d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Korczyn AD,Eshel Y

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between direction-selective mechanisms for motion were examined in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia. Amblyopes were found to have a marked reduction in sensitivity to flicker or movement when the amblyopic eye was presented with a combination of two gratings drifting in opposite directions at the sa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schor CM,Levi DM

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Since central corneal thickness may inversely influence the amount and rate of progression of glaucomatous optic nerve damage and because lamina cribrosa thickness may be of importance in susceptibility to glaucoma, it was the purpose of the present study to evaluate whether central corneal thickness is related...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jonas JB,Holbach L

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To quantify organelles impacting imaging in the cell body and intact apical processes of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), including melanosomes, lipofuscin-melanolipofuscin (LM), mitochondria, and nuclei. Methods:A normal perifovea of a 21-year-old white male was preserved after rapid organ recovery. An...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pollreisz A,Neschi M,Sloan KR,Pircher M,Mittermueller T,Dacey DM,Schmidt-Erfurth U,Curcio CA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:T cells play an important role in the pathogenesis of uveitis. Recent studies have indicated that the TNFSF15 gene that encodes the TL1A protein can regulate the differentiation and activation of T cells. TNFSF15 gene polymorphisms have been found to be associated with several autoimmune disorders. A possible a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li H,Hou S,Yu H,Zheng M,Zhang L,Zhang J,Zhang Q,Cao Q,Yuan G,Kijlstra A,Yang P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has demonstrated that distinct, gender-related differences exist in the morphology of the rat lacrimal gland. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether this sexual dimorphism is unique to the rat, or extends as well to other species. Lacrimal glands were collected from adult male and ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cornell-Bell AH,Sullivan DA,Allansmith MR

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was supplemented in a single-site, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial designed to slow vision loss associated with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP); the DHAX Trial. We previously reported no significant differences between supplemented and placebo groups in intent-to-tr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hoffman DR,Hughbanks-Wheaton DK,Spencer R,Fish GE,Pearson NS,Wang YZ,Klein M,Takacs A,Locke KG,Birch DG

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Metabolism and transport of cysteine are critical for maintenance of the intracellular glutathione (GSH) level. In this study, transport mechanisms of L-cystine and regulation of GSH biosynthesis in the absence or presence of NO-induced oxidant stress were investigated in primary cultured rabbit conjunctival ep...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gukasyan HJ,Kannan R,Lee VH,Kim KJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of etomidate (ET) on axonal regeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in adult rats. METHODS:The optic nerve was transected intraorbitally at 1 mm from the optic disc, and an autologous peripheral nerve was transplanted onto the ocular ON stump in adult rats. Then the animals were...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xu ZX,Qin SZ,Xu GZ,Hu JM,Ma LT

更新日期：2011-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In amblyopia, neuronal deficits deteriorate spatial vision including visual acuity, possibly because of a lack of use-dependent fine-tuning of afferents to the visual cortex during infancy; but temporal processing may deteriorate as well. METHODS:Temporal, rather than spatial, resolution was investigated in pa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Spang K,Fahle M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Keratoconus is a progressive disorder of the cornea that can lead to severe visual impairment or blindness. Although several genomic regions have been linked to rare familial forms of keratoconus, no genes have yet been definitively identified for common forms of the disease. METHODS:Two genome-wide associatio...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Burdon KP,Macgregor S,Bykhovskaya Y,Javadiyan S,Li X,Laurie KJ,Muszynska D,Lindsay R,Lechner J,Haritunians T,Henders AK,Dash D,Siscovick D,Anand S,Aldave A,Coster DJ,Szczotka-Flynn L,Mills RA,Iyengar SK,Taylor KD,

更新日期：2011-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is no consensus as how to calculate orbital soft tissue volume based on CT or MRI scans. The authors sought to validate their technique and to assess the intraobserver and interobserver variability of their calculations of bony orbital volume (OV), orbital fat volume (FV), and extraocular muscle volume (M...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Regensburg NI,Kok PH,Zonneveld FW,Baldeschi L,Saeed P,Wiersinga WM,Mourits MP

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A number of protocols have been published to induce retinal determination from human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). Although all these studies have shown some degree of expression of markers of retinal cells, fewer than 30 markers are typically used to characterize the ES...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lamba DA,Reh TA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In Program K, a new automated kinetic algorithm that we developed, the frequency distributions of the number of patients' response points were obtained for external angles to distinguish normal and abnormal isopters. We also assessed the agreement between the results of Program K and Goldmann manual kinetic per...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hashimoto S,Matsumoto C,Okuyama S,Takada S,Arimura-Koike E,Shimomura Y

更新日期：2015-03-05 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