Growth factors influence contractility and alpha-smooth muscle actin expression in bovine lens epithelial cells.

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the repeatability and interoperator and intersession reproducibility of central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements made by a commercially available optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. METHODS:Intersession and interoperator reproducibility and repeatability were defined according to the guide...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Muscat S,McKay N,Parks S,Kemp E,Keating D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To apply tissue-engineered cell sheet transplantation after excimer laser keratectomy as a novel approach for the reduction of postoperative corneal haze. METHODS:Limbal biopsy specimens were obtained, and epithelial cells were cultured on temperature-responsive culture inserts without the use of feeder cells....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hayashida Y,Nishida K,Yamato M,Yang J,Sugiyama H,Watanabe K,Hori Y,Maeda N,Kikuchi A,Okano T,Tano Y

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloride ion (Cl-) secretion by the rabbit corneal epithelium involves a catecholamine-stimulated Cl- conductance at the apical membrane, but the characteristics of the ion channel(s) responsible are unknown. A primary cell culture system was developed that induces stratified epithelial differentiation of rat and rabb...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Marshall WS,Hanrahan JW

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual fixation of a small, stationary target was measured in 12 young observers (mean age = 22 yr) and in 12 older observers (mean age = 70 yr). The two groups' fixation behavior did not differ on various dimensions of fixation stability: mean fixation area, intra-subject variability, or changes in fixation over succ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kosnik W,Fikre J,Sekuler R

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To design a contrast sensitivity perimetry (CSP) protocol that decreases variability in glaucomatous defects while maintaining good sensitivity to glaucomatous loss. METHODS:Twenty patients with glaucoma and 20 control subjects were tested with a CSP protocol implemented on a monitor-based testing station. In ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hot A,Dul MW,Swanson WH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Individuals with developmental dyslexia suffer not only from reading problems as more general motor deficits can also be observed in this patient group. Both psychometric clinical tests and objective eyetracking methods suggest that unstable binocular fixation may contribute to reading problems. Because binocul...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Przekoracka-Krawczyk A,Brenk-Krakowska A,Nawrot P,Rusiak P,Naskrecki R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune complexes from retinoblastoma sera were characterized with molecular sieve chromatography, affinity chromatography, and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Retinoblastoma patients' sera had two well-defined peaks of immune complex activity after molecular sieve chromatography. These protein fractions had...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stein PC,Christensen M,Char DH

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lens epithelial tissue does not normally express major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules. In addition, the mechanism of self-tolerance to intraocular antigens is unknown. To study the effect of class I expression in the lens, transgenic mice were produced that express an allo-MHC class I molecu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Martin WD,Egan RM,Stevens JL,Woodward JG

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The definition and diagnostic criteria of dry eye disease (DED) proposed by the Japan Dry Eye Society and other countries are reviewed. The first definition and criteria of DED in Japan were proposed in 1995. In that report, DED was considered a disease of tears, which subsequently damaged ocular epithelia. The presen...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Shimazaki J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We attempted to reproduce published studies that evaluated whether the following factors influence choroidal neovascularization (CNV) induced by laser photocoagulation in murine retinas: small interfering RNA (siRNA), cobra venom factor, complement factors C3 and C5, and complement receptor C5aR. In addition, w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Poor SH,Qiu Y,Fassbender ES,Shen S,Woolfenden A,Delpero A,Kim Y,Buchanan N,Gebuhr TC,Hanks SM,Meredith EL,Jaffee BD,Dryja TP

更新日期：2014-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recovery of photoreceptor cells after light damage is thought to involve the physiologic process of disk renewal. However, only indirect evidence is available to support this hypothesis. The present study sought to examine more directly the mechanisms of photoreceptor cell recovery by quantitatively assessing t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rapp LM,Fisher PL,Dhindsa HS

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous studies assessed the associations between Helicobacter pylori infection and open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and produced inconsistent results. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of H. pylori infection on OAG risk. METHODS:Relevant studies that reported the associations between H...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zeng J,Liu H,Liu X,Ding C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the temporal summation of a Goldmann III-sized stimulus under the conditions of standard automated perimetry in healthy participants of varying age. METHODS:Twenty-seven healthy individuals of varying age (24-80 years) were tested. Achromatic contrast thresholds were measured for seven 0.48° diamete...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mulholland PJ,Redmond T,Garway-Heath DF,Zlatkova MB,Anderson RS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether constitutive signal flow arising from defective rhodopsin shut-off causes photoreceptor cell death in arrestin knockout mice. METHODS:The retinas of cyclic-light-reared, pigmented arrestin knockout mice and wild-type littermate control mice were examined histologically for photoreceptor ce...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Chen J,Simon MI,Matthes MT,Yasumura D,LaVail MM

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:To investigate the responses of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to electrical stimulation, using electrodes comparable in size to those used in human studies investigating the feasibility of an electronic retinal prosthesis. METHODS:Rabbit retinas were stimulated in vitro with current pulses applied to the inner...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jensen RJ,Ziv OR,Rizzo JF 3rd

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:During mammalian embryonic eyelid closure ADAM17 has been proposed to play a role as a transactivator of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling by shedding membrane bound EGFR ligands. However, ADAM17 also sheds numerous other ligands, thus implicating ADAM17 in additional molecular pathways. The goa...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hassemer EL,Endres B,Toonen JA,Ronchetti A,Dubielzig R,Sidjanin DJ

更新日期：2013-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hyperreflective foci (HFs) are observable within the neurosensory retina in diabetic macular edema (DME) using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). HFs have also been seen in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), although the origin is still unknown; however, they reduced significantly d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Framme C,Schweizer P,Imesch M,Wolf S,Wolf-Schnurrbusch U

更新日期：2012-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To examine the biomechanical deformation of load bearing structures of the optic nerve head (ONH) resulting from raised intracranial pressure, using high definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT). The authors postulate that elevated intracranial pressure induces forces in the retrolaminar subarachnoid ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kupersmith MJ,Sibony P,Mandel G,Durbin M,Kardon RH

更新日期：2011-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a new test of activities of daily living (ADLs) appropriate for the low-vision population: the Melbourne Low-Vision ADL Index (MLVAI). METHODS:The MLVAI was designed as a desk-based clinical assessment, comprising 18 observed items on complex ADLs in part (a) and 9 questions on broad self-care ADLs ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Haymes SA,Johnston AW,Heyes AD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the repeatability of manual measurements of choroidal thickness in healthy subjects imaged on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) using the enhanced depth imaging (EDI) technique. METHODS:Fifty consecutive, healthy, young, adult volunteers with no known e...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Rahman W,Chen FK,Yeoh J,Patel P,Tufail A,Da Cruz L

更新日期：2011-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts to describe normal corneal shape and to represent corneal topography by an array of discrete points have limited usefulness. A quantitative photogrammetric method that produces indices to describe corneal shape was developed. Four indices depict the departure of keratographic rings from circularity, and two i...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cohen KL,Tripoli NK,Pellom AC,Kupper LL,Fryczkowski AW

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the dark-adaptation (DA) functions in subjects with molecularly proven achromatopsia (ACHM) using refined testing conditions with a view to guiding assessment in forthcoming gene therapy trials. METHODS:The DA functions of nine subjects with ACHM were measured and compared with those of normal obse...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Aboshiha J,Luong V,Cowing J,Dubis AM,Bainbridge JW,Ali RR,Webster AR,Moore AT,Fitzke FW,Michaelides M

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to determine the changes in the organization of the retinal cytoskeleton after experimental retinal detachment. METHODS:Cat retinas were detached from the retinal pigment epithelium and then processed for Western blot analysis and fluorescence microscopy. Proteins examined included g...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lewis GP,Matsumoto B,Fisher SK

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the effect of traction of the vasculature on induction or acceleration of neovascularization, the chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) of the developing chick embryo were placed under tension with 10-0 nylon sutures and subsequently examined histologically. In the initial phase of the study, CAMs f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yamashita H,Hori S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) ocular shedding and recurrent corneal epithelial lesions were assessed following an intravenous injection of cyclophosphamide (75 mg/kg) and 24 hr later an intravenous injection of dexamethasone (4 mg/kg) in 24 eyes of 15 rabbits latently infected with HSV-1 strain McKrae. Sampling ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Haruta Y,Rootman DS,Xie LX,Kiritoshi A,Hill JM

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue test (FM100) is a standardized measure of chromatic discrimination, based on colored cap-sorting, which has been widely used in both adults and children. Its dependence on seriation ability raises questions as to its universal suitability and accuracy in assessing purely sensory d...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cranwell MB,Pearce B,Loveridge C,Hurlbert AC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of the polyunsaturated fatty acid, arachidonic acid (20:4, n-6) in rabbit cornea with varying severities of herpes simplex viral infection was investigated. The results indicate an active synthesis of the lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase reaction products of arachidonic acid in central cornea and corneal...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Birkle DL,Sanitato JJ,Kaufman HE,Bazan NG

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate clinical, immunophenotypical, and cytogenetical characteristics of 116 patients with a diagnosis of extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (EMZL) presenting primarily in the ocular region. METHODS:Specimens from all patients with a diagnosis of ophthalmic lymphoma in Denmark during the period 1980 to 20...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sjö LD,Heegaard S,Prause JU,Petersen BL,Pedersen S,Ralfkiaer E

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the neuroprotective effect of human serum albumin nanoparticles (HSA-NPs) and their conjugation with brimonidine (HSA-Br-NPs) on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in optic nerve crush (ONC) model. METHODS:We fabricated HSA-Br-NPs by ethanol precipitation, including 0.18% brimonidine (Br) and 3.5% h...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim KE,Jang I,Moon H,Kim YJ,Jeoung JW,Park KH,Kim H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00