The oscillatory potentials of the mudpuppy retina.

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：:A monoclonal antibody has been produced that binds to the apical squames (flattened cells) of the rat ocular surface epithelium and to the goblet cells of the conjunctiva. Immunoelectron microscopic localization of the antigen indicates that in apical cells it is present along the apical-microplical membrane in the re...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gipson IK,Yankauckas M,Spurr-Michaud SJ,Tisdale AS,Rinehart W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Th2 lymphocytes may play a key role in the development of allergic diseases such as vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Cytokine flow cytometry of tear samples was used to identify the phenotypical and functional properties of lymphocytes at the actual site of the allergic reaction. METHODS:Tear and blood sampl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Leonardi A,DeFranchis G,Zancanaro F,Crivellari G,De Paoli M,Plebani M,Secchi AG

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report on instantaneous volumetric flow rate of vitreous cutters measured by means of particle image velocimetry (PIV). METHODS:In an in vitro experimental study, vitreous cutters mounting a regular blade (RB) or modified Twedge blade (TB) engineered for higher flow were connected to a console machine equip...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rossi T,Querzoli G,Angelini G,Rossi A,Malvasi C,Iossa M,Ripandelli G

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It has been suggested that early menopause increases the risk of aging-macula disorder (AMD), the major cause of incurable blindness with a dry and wet late subtype, and that exposure to endogenous or postmenopausal exogenous estrogens reduces this risk. This study was undertaken to investigate whether genetic ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Boekhoorn SS,Vingerling JR,Uitterlinden AG,Van Meurs JB,van Duijn CM,Pols HA,Hofman A,de Jong PT

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Several nonsyndromic high-grade myopia loci have been mapped primarily by microsatellite markers and a limited number of pedigrees. In this study, whole-genome linkage scans were performed for high-grade myopia, using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 254 families from five independent sites. METHODS:G...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li YJ,Guggenheim JA,Bulusu A,Metlapally R,Abbott D,Malecaze F,Calvas P,Rosenberg T,Paget S,Creer RC,Kirov G,Owen MJ,Zhao B,White T,Mackey DA,Young TL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen deposition is largely responsible for scar information, an undesirable outcome of glaucoma filtering surgery. Because interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) has been reported to inhibit collagen synthesis in a variety of cells, the authors examined its effect on collagen synthesis by Tenon's capsule fibroblasts culture...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Low SQ,Kitada S,Lee DA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Contrast detection is commonly measured clinically; however, discrimination between contrasts is also important for natural vision. Furthermore, optimal performance requires the visual system to adapt to ambient contrast conditions. Recent studies of primate neurophysiology demonstrate significant retinal invol...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McKendrick AM,Sampson GP,Walland MJ,Badcock DR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There are two human 15-lipoxygenases (LOX), 15-LOX-1 and -2, which convert arachidonic acid to 15S-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15S-HETE). The presence of both 15-LOXs in the human cornea prompted this study to delineate their roles in the human corneal epithelium. METHODS:Human corneal epithelia from donor c...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chang MS,Schneider C,Roberts RL,Shappell SB,Haselton FR,Boeglin WE,Brash AR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the retina from an eye enucleated for choroidal melanoma apposed rod outer segments were seen by transmission electron microscopy to be fusing together in groups by the confluence of their plasma membranes and the formation of cytoplasmic bridges between adjacent outer segments. These fusions were seen in areas dis...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Borwein B,Medeiros JA,McGowan JW

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the molecular basis of hereditary lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD) type IIIA associated with corneal amyloid deposits afflicting several members of a four-generation family. METHODS:Histologic, immunohistochemical and biochemical studies were performed on corneal tissue samples obtained after per...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stix B,Leber M,Bingemer P,Gross C,Rüschoff J,Fändrich M,Schorderet DF,Vorwerk CK,Zacharias M,Roessner A,Röcken C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Identification of causative mutations for retinal blinding disorders is often limited by restricted understanding of gene expression and underlying molecular mechanisms that trigger degenerative processes. This study was conducted to develop a catalog of canine retina-expressed genes that would provide a unique...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zangerl B,Sun Q,Pillardy J,Johnson JL,Schweitzer PA,Hernandez AG,Liu L,Acland GM,Aguirre GD

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the prevalence, distribution, and demographic associations of refractive error in an urban population in southern India. METHODS:Two thousand five hundred twenty-two subjects of all ages, representative of the Hyderabad population, were examined in the population-based Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Stud...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dandona R,Dandona L,Naduvilath TJ,Srinivas M,McCarty CA,Rao GN

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataracts removed intracapsularly by cryoprobe technique from human diabetics were analyzed for sugars and polyols by gas liquid chromatography. The contents of sorbitol and fructose of lenses followed blood glucose levels at least up to 250 mg/dl. Studies indicate that human lens is capable of synthesizing substantia...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Varma SD,Schocket SS,Richards RD

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a major cause of serosanguinous maculopathy in Chinese patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Variants in the CFH and HTRA1/LOC387715 genes are strongly associated with AMD in Caucasians and Chinese. Variants in the C2 and BF genes have been found to con...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lee KY,Vithana EN,Mathur R,Yong VH,Yeo IY,Thalamuthu A,Lee MW,Koh AH,Lim MC,How AC,Wong DW,Aung T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

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:Subtle structural and functional neuroretinal changes have been described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults without retinitis treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). However, studies on this subject in HIV-infected children are scarce. This study aimed to assess the presence ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Demirkaya N,Cohen S,Wit FW,Abramoff MD,Schlingemann RO,Kuijpers TW,Reiss P,Pajkrt D,Verbraak FD

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To use a theoretical model of the observer on the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test to estimate the magnitude of random variation in 100-Hue test error scores. METHODS:The model was based upon classical signal detection theory. Results from the model were obtained by computer simulation. RESULTS:There is a fair...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Craven BJ

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the physiological characteristics of the macula in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease during the convalescent stage with specific reference to the kinetics of foveal cone photopigment regeneration. METHODS:Six eyes of three patients at the convalescent stage of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Okamoto Y,Miyake Y,Horio N,Takakuwa H,Yamamoto E,Terasaki H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the foveal changes after repair of macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). METHODS:Prospective comparative case series. Twenty-four eyes of 24 patients with macula-off/fovea-on detachment (n = 9) and fovea-off detachment (n = 15) were studied. Serial optical coherence tomography (OCT...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： dell'Omo R,Viggiano D,Giorgio D,Filippelli M,Di Iorio R,Calo' R,Cardone M,Rinaldi M,dell'Omo E,Costagliola C

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the contribution of copy number variation (CNV) in glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) to the susceptibility to age-related cataract (ARC) and its subtypes in a Han Chinese population. METHODS:ARC cases (n = 279) and controls (n = 145) were included from a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhou J,Hu J,Guan H

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare a multisampling suprathreshold strategy with conventional suprathreshold and full-threshold strategies in detecting localized visual field defects and in quantifying the area of loss. METHODS:Probability theory was applied to examine various suprathreshold pass criteria (i.e., the number of stimuli ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Artes PH,Henson DB,Harper R,McLeod D

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is an inherited disorder characterized by progressive vision loss. The disease results from mutations in the TPP1 (CLN2) gene. Studies were undertaken to characterize the effects of a TPP1 frameshift mutation on the retina in Dachshunds. METHODS:A litter of f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Katz ML,Coates JR,Cooper JJ,O'Brien DP,Jeong M,Narfström K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study explores the order of assembly of the lens fiber cell plasma membrane. Because the lens must synthesize most of its membrane components, our approach was to map directly the spatial distribution of cholesterol, fatty acid (reflecting phospholipid), and the main intrinsic protein, MP26, synthesis in t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cenedella RJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the intergrader reproducibility for computer-assisted grading of optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), by using a standardized grading procedure. METHODS:Sixty OCT image sets (of six radial lines each) were independently analyzed...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Joeres S,Tsong JW,Updike PG,Collins AT,Dustin L,Walsh AC,Romano PW,Sadda SR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the scene gist recognition in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to study the relationship between scene recognition and macular function. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with age-related macular degeneration with a visual acuity lower than 20/50 and 17 age-matched controls were inclu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tran TH,Rambaud C,Despretz P,Boucart M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of disease severity and optic disc size on the diagnostic accuracies of optic nerve head (ONH), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and macular parameters with RTVue (Optovue, Fremont, CA) spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) in glaucoma. METHODS:110 eyes of 62 normal subje...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rao HL,Leite MT,Weinreb RN,Zangwill LM,Alencar LM,Sample PA,Medeiros FA

更新日期：2011-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare three microkeratome-assisted techniques for the preparation of ultrathin (UT) grafts for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. METHODS:After dissection with a 300-μm microkeratome head in 40 donor tissues, a second cut was performed with a 130-μm head either after manual stromal hyd...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Busin M,Patel AK,Scorcia V,Ponzin D

更新日期：2012-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Migration of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells can be triggered by disruption of the RPE monolayer or injury to the neural retina. Migrating cells may re-establish a confluent monolayer, or they may invade the neural retina and disrupt visual function. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Johnson DA,Fields C,Fallon A,Fitzgerald ME,Viar MJ,Johnson LR

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop models for assessing the differential growth of the fetal face along its horizontal and vertical axes, as well as of the orbit and the eye. METHODS:Normal human fetuses (n = 205), whose gestational ages ranged from 15.5 to 41 weeks of amenorrhea, were examined. Orbitofacial parameters were as follow...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Denis D,Burguière O,Burillon C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00