Distribution of pemphigus and pemphigoid antigens, laminin, and type IV collagen in corneal epithelium.

abstract：PURPOSE:Macular pigment (MP) may protect against age-related macular degeneration. This study was conducted to determine the extent of changes in the macular pigment density as a consequence of oral supplementation with lutein. A second purpose was to compare two objective measurement techniques. METHODS:In the first ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Berendschot TT,Goldbohm RA,Klöpping WA,van de Kraats J,van Norel J,van Norren D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To test the amblyopic suppression at mid to low spatial frequencies when compensating for signal attenuation. Methods:Eight amblyopes with (n = 5) or without (n = 3) strabismus and 10 normal controls with normal or corrected to normal visual acuity (≥20/20) and normal stereopsis (≤40 arcseconds) participated. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhou J,Reynaud A,Yao Z,Liu R,Feng L,Zhou Y,Hess RF

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To make the first quantitative assessment of the rate of oxygen consumption in high oxygen-consuming layers of both the outer and inner retina of the rat in vivo. METHODS:Oxygen-sensitive microelectrodes were used to measure the oxygen tension as a function of depth through the retina in anesthetized rats. Ind...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cringle SJ,Yu DY,Yu PK,Su EN

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the effects of early, mid, and late subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab on corneal neovascularization (NV) and conjunctivalization in a rabbit limbal insufficiency model. METHODS:Limbal insufficiency was created surgically, and subconjunctival injections of 2.5 mg bevacizumab twice weekly for 1...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lin CT,Hu FR,Kuo KT,Chen YM,Chu HS,Lin YH,Chen WL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate whether rapamycin protects tear production and the ocular surface during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced dry eye syndrome in mice. Methods:Tunicamycin was injected intraperitoneally in BALB/c mice without or with rapamycin (TM or RM5 group). Peritoneal injection of PBS performed in veh...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cho BJ,Hwang JS,Shin YJ,Kim JW,Chung TY,Hyon JY

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelial growth factor or factors (VGF) and the cytotoxic component(s) in fetal calf retinal extract, vitreous, and serum were investigated. A new quantitative method of measuring the cell growth stimulatory activity and cytotoxicity was used. Results obtained in this study suggest that the VGF may be ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen SC,Chen CH

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Centripetal retinal degeneration in choroideremia (CHM) leads to early visual field restriction and late central vision loss. The latter marks an acute decline in quality of life but visual prognostication remains challenging. We investigated visual function in CHM by correlating best-corrected visual acuity (B...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jolly JK,Xue K,Edwards TL,Groppe M,MacLaren RE

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe and analyze developmental change from birth through maturity of human electroretinogram (ERG) response, especially in terms of rod phototransduction as represented in the ERG a-wave. METHODS:Electroretinograms were recorded from 16 human infants from 5 to 270 days of age, two children 1.9 and 3.4 y...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Breton ME,Quinn GE,Schueller AW

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study compared the performance of a video-based infrared three-dimensional eye tracker device (Chronos) with the scleral search coil method. METHODS:Three-dimensional eye movements were measured simultaneously with both systems during fixation, saccades, optokinetic stimulation, and vestibular stimulation...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Houben MM,Goumans J,van der Steen J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate and compare the use of the Kowa laser flare cell meter and intravenous anterior chamber fluorophotometry in assessment of the blood-aqueous barrier after cataract surgery. METHOD:Laser flare and cell measurements and fluorophotometry were performed at 1 and 3 months after surgery in 48 eyes of 44 p...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shah SM,Spalton DJ,Allen RJ,Smith SE

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：PURPOSE:Because of its role in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis, p53 may be involved in maintaining the post-mitotic state of the adult eye. To shed light on the role of p53 in retinal development and maintenance, this study investigated the pattern of expression of p53, its family members, and its regulators during...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Vuong L,Brobst DE,Saadi A,Ivanovic I,Al-Ubaidi MR

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize in SV40-immortalized human corneal epithelial cells (tHCEC) osmosensitive taurine transporter gene and protein expression as well as its functional activity. To evaluate whether medium supplementation with taurine improves cell viability during a hypertonic challenge. METHODS:tHCEC were preincu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shioda R,Reinach PS,Hisatsune T,Miyamoto Y

更新日期：2002-09-01 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 correlate the morphologic characteristics of choroidal neovascular lesions (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using raster scanning high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) and conventional fluorescein angiography (FA). METHODS:In this comparative clinical study, 37 consecutive pat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Malamos P,Sacu S,Georgopoulos M,Kiss C,Pruente C,Schmidt-Erfurth U

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Research to restore some degree of vision to patients suffering from retinal degeneration is becoming increasingly more promising. Several groups have chosen electrical stimulation of the remaining network of a degenerate retina as a means to generate discrete light percepts (phosphenes). Approaches vary signif...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Matteucci PB,Chen SC,Tsai D,Dodds CW,Dokos S,Morley JW,Lovell NH,Suaning GJ

更新日期：2013-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the mechanism of reattachment of harvested human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) to RPE-derived extracellular matrix and Bruch's membrane. METHODS:Confluent first-to third-passage human RPE were harvested from tissue culture and plated onto RPE-derived extracellular matrix or human Bruch's membra...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ho TC,Del Priore LV

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether blood pressure and subclinical atherosclerosis are associated with incident age-related maculopathy (ARM). METHODS:The study was performed within the Rotterdam Study, a population-based, prospective cohort study in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A total of 4822 subjects who at baseline were a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： van Leeuwen R,Ikram MK,Vingerling JR,Witteman JC,Hofman A,de Jong PT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell membranes from the human lens contain two major polypeptides with molecular weights near 26,000 and 22,000. These two species have been isolated in a highly purified state and purified by means of an antiserum against the 26,000 dalton membrane polypeptide from bovine lens. Immunochemical data are presented that ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zigler JS Jr,Horwitz J

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the mutation spectrum in the ABCR gene and clinical phenotypes in Italian families with autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1) and fundus flavimaculatus (FFM). METHODS:Eleven families from southern Italy, including 18 patients with diagnoses of STGD1, were clinically examined. Ophthalmologic e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Simonelli F,Testa F,de Crecchio G,Rinaldi E,Hutchinson A,Atkinson A,Dean M,D'Urso M,Allikmets R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate macular changes in acute retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS:Fifty-four premature infants with ROP and 20 controls underwent routine ROP screening with indirect ophthalmoscopy and imaging. A tabletop spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) scanner (Spectralis; Heidelberg Engi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Vinekar A,Avadhani K,Sivakumar M,Mahendradas P,Kurian M,Braganza S,Shetty R,Shetty BK

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess structural, functional, and visual behavioral relationships in mutant rhodopsin transgenic (Tg) rats and to determine whether early optokinetic tracking (OKT) visual experience, known to permanently elevate visual thresholds in normal rats, can enhance vision in rats with photoreceptor degeneration. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McGill TJ,Prusky GT,Douglas RM,Yasumura D,Matthes MT,Lowe RJ,Duncan JL,Yang H,Ahern K,Daniello KM,Silver B,LaVail MM

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the efficacy of the M1-selective muscarinic antagonist, pirenzepine, in preventing experimentally induced myopia in a mammalian model, the tree shrew. METHODS:Tree shrews were monocularly deprived (MD) using translucent goggles or negative lenses for a period of 12 days. In two of the MD groups, t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cottriall CL,McBrien NA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sildenafil (Viagra), a cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, is widely used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension. Clinical studies have reported transient visual impairments in patients after single-dose sildenafil use, suggesting neural involvement in several retinal...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Martins J,Kolomiets B,Caplette R,Sahel JA,Castelo-Branco M,Ambrósio AF,Picaud S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Freshly enucleated rabbit eyes were refrigerated at +4 degrees C under standard eye bank conditions for 2, 6, 9, and 21 days. One group of corneas with a scleral rim were excised and placed in M-K medium, stored for 18, 24, or 48 hr at +4 degrees C; they were then removed, and endothelial cell viability was evaluated ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Binder PS,Wickham MG

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the mechanism of σ receptor 1 (σR1) neuroprotection in retinal neurons. METHODS:Oxidative stress, which is implicated in diabetic retinopathy, was induced in mouse primary ganglion cells (GCs) and RGC-5 cells, and the effect of the σR1 ligand (+)-pentazocine on pro- and anti-apoptotic and endopl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ha Y,Dun Y,Thangaraju M,Duplantier J,Dong Z,Liu K,Ganapathy V,Smith SB

更新日期：2011-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Corneal endothelial cells (CECs) are critical in maintaining clarity of the cornea. This study was initiated to develop peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-originated, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived CECs. Methods:We isolated PBMCs and programmed the mononuclear cells to generate iPSCs, which...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ali M,Khan SY,Vasanth S,Ahmed MR,Chen R,Na CH,Thomson JJ,Qiu C,Gottsch JD,Riazuddin SA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of human and rabbit ocular tissues to degrade prostaglandins (PGs) was compared by following the metabolic fate of PGF2 alpha. No metabolism was observed in vitro after 5.0 hr incubation with human cornea, iris/ciliary body, or sclera, as indicated by the absence of a decrease in [3H]-PGF2 alpha concentrat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cheng-Bennett A,Poyer J,Weinkam RJ,Woodward DF

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether fellow eyes with normal visual acuity of patients with unilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have retinal malfunction. METHODS:Foveal cone electroretinograms (ERGs) were recorded from fellow eyes with visual acuities of 20/25 or better of 73 patients with unilateral...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sandberg MA,Miller S,Gaudio AR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test a newly developed tear evaporimetry system that detects real-time changes in tear evaporation rates and shows the tear film stability in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). METHODS:A ventilated chamber system with high-sensitivity microbalance sensor was used to evaluate tear e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Goto E,Endo K,Suzuki A,Fujikura Y,Matsumoto Y,Tsubota K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00