Foveal cone involvement in retinitis pigmentosa progression assessed through flash-on-flash parameters.

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the distribution of anti-GQ1b, -GT1a, and -GD1b antibody binding in human extraocular muscles (EOMs), axial and limb muscles, and muscle spindles and thereby test the hypothesis that their distinctive ganglioside composition provides the molecular basis for selective involvement of EOMs and muscle sp...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liu JX,Willison HJ,Pedrosa-Domellöf F

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new technique for the separation and isolation of nonpigmented ciliary body epithelial cells from rabbit. Excised ciliary body is incubated in a medium buffered with EGTA to a free-Ca2+ concentration of 10(-8) M, and the nonpigmented cell layer is separated from the pigmented layer by microdissection und...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Fain GL,Cilluffo MC,Fain MJ,Lee DA

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：:Two-dimensional electrophoretic maps of extracts from eleven normal and eleven keratoconus corneas were compared. Of the eleven corneas analyzed, eight were pooled and the remaining three were analyzed individually. Several differences were demonstrated between electrophoretic patterns of normal and keratoconus cornea...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Panjwani N,Drysdale J,Clark B,Alberta J,Baum J

更新日期：1989-12-01 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:The possible role of protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors in novel pressure-lowering drugs is currently under investigation. To gain further insight into regulation of contractility by PKC in trabecular meshwork (TM) and ciliary muscle (CM), the effects of various PKC inhibitors and activators were tested. METHOD...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Thieme H,Nass JU,Nuskovski M,Bechrakis NE,Stumpff F,Strauss O,Wiederholt M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate diurnal variation in the length of mouse rod outer segments in vivo. Methods:The lengths of rod inner and outer segments (RIS, ROS) of dark-adapted albino mice maintained on a 12-hour dark:12-hour light cycle with light onset 7 AM were measured at prescribed times (6:30 AM, 11 AM, 3:30 PM) durin...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang P,Shibata B,Peinado G,Zawadzki RJ,FitzGerald P,Pugh EN Jr

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To examine the coaggregation and cohesion between the commonly isolated bacteria from contact lens cases. Methods:Four or five strains each of commonly isolated bacteria from contact lens cases, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens, were grown, wash...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Datta A,Stapleton F,Willcox MD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study retinal microstructure in Usher Syndrome type 1B (USH1B) caused by MYO7A mutations as a prelude to treatment initiatives. METHODS:Patients with MYO7A-USH1B (n=17; ages 5-61) were studied with optical coherence tomography. Retinal laminae across horizontal and vertical meridians were measured. Colocali...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jacobson SG,Aleman TS,Sumaroka A,Cideciyan AV,Roman AJ,Windsor EA,Schwartz SB,Rehm HL,Kimberling WJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed with a model of focal, thermal-induced ulceration to test the clinical impression that vascularization prevents ulceration of the corneal stroma. Slow-release polymers containing a vasoproliferase agent (tumor angiogenesis factor) were placed in corneal pockets 2 mm central to the limbus of ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Conn H,Berman M,Kenyon K,Langer R,Gage J

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess vascular endothelial function in patients with normal pressure glaucoma using forearm blood flow responses to intra-arterial infusions of endothelial-dependent and -independent vasoactive agents. METHODS:Eight patients with newly diagnosed and untreated normal pressure glaucoma and eight healthy age-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Henry E,Newby DE,Webb DJ,O'Brien C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents a comparative description of the acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities and their molecular forms in primary cultures of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Acetylcholinesterase activity increases during differentiation of the cells. Sucrose sedimentation analysis of acetylcholine...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Salceda R,Sánchez G,León-Cázares JM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore differences in optic disc tilt and torsion between normal control and glaucoma subjects, and to determine whether the direction of optic disc tilt is consistent with the initial location of glaucomatous visual field (VF) defect. METHODS:Glaucoma patients with isolated superior or inferior hemifield ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Choi JA,Park HY,Shin HY,Park CK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of cataract on the evaluation of macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in aged patients. METHODS:MPOD was prospectively measured using autofluorescence spectrometry before and after cataract surgery. The Lens Opacities Classification System III was used to grade the cataracts at baseline....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Sasamoto Y,Gomi F,Sawa M,Sakaguchi H,Tsujikawa M,Nishida K

更新日期：2011-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane-bound proteins in plasma membrane enriched fractions from cultured rat RPE were analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Membrane proteins were characterized on three increasingly specific levels. Total protein was visualized by silver staining. A maximum of 102 separate proteins were counted in silve...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Clark VM,Hall MO

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured porcine retinal pigment epithelial cells release superoxide, measured as superoxide dismutase (SOD)-suppressible reduction of cytochrome C, and SOD-suppressible luminol-dependent chemiluminescence. Latex beads stimulated a significant release of superoxide that reached 82 nmol/mg protein in the first 15 min a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dorey CK,Khouri GG,Syniuta LA,Curran SA,Weiter JJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To evaluate the nature and extent of functional abnormality in X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) by comparing three dark-adapted, full-field measures: the electroretinogram (ERG), pupillary light reflex (PLR), and luminance threshold. Methods:ERGs, PLRs (pupil constriction due to light stimulation), and luminance ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McAnany JJ,Park JC,Fishman GA,Collison FT

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To further characterize a subpopulation of choroidal ganglion cells associated with the ciliary nerves. METHODS:Isolated long ciliary nerves of porcine and human eyes containing ciliary nerve-associated ganglion cells (CNGCs) were embedded in Epon for ultrastructural investigation, or wholemounts were stained ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： May CA,Fuchs AV,Scheib M,Lütjen-Drecoll E

更新日期：2002-03-01 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:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness, yet pertinent animal models are uncommon. The sand rat (Psammomys obesus), exhibiting diet-induced metabolic syndrome, might constitute a relevant model. METHODS:Adult P. obesus (n = 39) were maintained in captivity for 4 to 7 months and fed either veg...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Saïdi T,Mbarek S,Omri S,Behar-Cohen F,Chaouacha-Chekir RB,Hicks D

更新日期：2011-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The values of Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) stereometric parameters depend on the reference plane (RP), the instability of which results in parameter variability. Identification of change depends on RP stability. This study was undertaken to evaluate the influen...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Poli A,Strouthidis NG,Ho TA,Garway-Heath DF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To compare blood pressure and urine albumin-creatinine ratio over time for participants receiving aflibercept, bevacizumab, or ranibizumab. Methods:Preplanned secondary analyses from a randomized trial comparing aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema (DME). The Diabetic Retinopath...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Glassman AR,Liu D,Jampol LM,Sun JK,Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network.

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

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 establish, using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO), that the retinal parafoveal capillary network is altered before the onset of diabetic retinopathy in adult patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS:AOSLO videos were acquired in the parafoveal region of one eye from control subjects and f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tam J,Dhamdhere KP,Tiruveedhula P,Manzanera S,Barez S,Bearse MA Jr,Adams AJ,Roorda A

更新日期：2011-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:In patients diagnosed with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD), quantitative fundus autofluorescence (qAF), near-infrared fundus autofluorescence (NIR-AF), and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) were used to elucidate pathogenic mechanisms. Methods:Fourteen patients heterozygous for BE...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lima de Carvalho JR Jr,Paavo M,Chen L,Chiang J,Tsang SH,Sparrow JR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate changes of levels of erythropoietin (EPO) and VEGF in aqueous humor before and after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (IVB) and determine the underlying correlation between them. METHODS:This prospective study involved 21 eyes of 21 patients with surgery-required advanced neovascular glauco...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhou M,Chen S,Wang W,Huang W,Cheng B,Ding X,Zhang X

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study age-related changes in the refractive index distribution of the human ocular lens. METHODS:Biometric data collected on 48 eyes in subjects ranging in age from 19 to 31 years and 48 eyes in subjects ranging in age from 49 to 61 years allowed estimation of a single parameter related to the refractive in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hemenger RP,Garner LF,Ooi CS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the thickness profile of the corneal epithelium and the Bowman's layer across the horizontal meridian. METHODS:Forty-four eyes of 22 healthy subjects were investigated in this study. Ultra-high resolution anterior segment spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was used to assess ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tao A,Wang J,Chen Q,Shen M,Lu F,Dubovy SR,Shousha MA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence and extent of hypoxia in murine retinoblastoma tumors and the feasibility of targeting hypoxic cells as a novel therapeutic strategy. METHODS:Hypoxic and vascular areas in LH(BETA)T(AG) mouse retinal tumors were measured using immunohistochemistry. The gly...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Boutrid H,Jockovich ME,Murray TG,Piña Y,Feuer WJ,Lampidis TJ,Cebulla CM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We studied morphologic changes of the retinal vasculature in eyes with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) through the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:Major retinal vessels in 35 eyes from 35 consecutive patients with acute CRVO were examined prospectively and longitudinally with sequentia...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Muraoka Y,Tsujikawa A,Kumagai K,Akagi-Kurashige Y,Ogino K,Murakami T,Miyamoto K,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00