A new rabbit model for keratoconjunctivitis sicca.

abstract：PURPOSE:To visualize changes in deep optic nerve head (ONH) structures following glaucoma surgery using (3-dimensional [3D]) swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) and to determine the clinical and structural factors associated with postoperative lamina cribrosa (LC) and prelaminar neural tissue (PLT) chang...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yoshikawa M,Akagi T,Hangai M,Ohashi-Ikeda H,Takayama K,Morooka S,Kimura Y,Nakano N,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2014-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate mechanical properties of the human posterior lens capsule. METHODS:Twenty-five human donor eyes were obtained from an eye bank. The age of the donors ranged from 1 to 94 years. Test specimens were prepared as tissue rings from posterior lens capsules by means of excimer laser. Capsular thickness...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Krag S,Andreassen TT

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Previous studies have reported a possible link between low bone mineral density and AMD. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between osteoporosis and AMD in a South Korean cohort. Methods:This cross-sectional, nationwide study included 3496 women and 2789 men who had participated in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yoo TK,Kim SH,Kwak J,Kim HK,Rim TH

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the fate of donor epithelial, stromal, and endothelial cells after corneal transplantation in humans. METHODS:Fifty-two transplanted corneal buttons were explanted over a 2-year period from patients who required regrafting and had received corneas from donors of opposite sex. Fluorescence in situ ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lagali N,Stenevi U,Claesson M,Fagerholm P,Hanson C,Weijdegård B,Swedish Society of Corneal Surgeons.

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the concentration of riboflavin in human donor corneas during corneal cross-linking using two-photon optical microscopy and spectrophotometry. METHODS:Eight corneal tissues were de-epithelialized and soaked with 20% dextran-enriched 0.1% riboflavin solution for 30 minutes. After stromal soaking...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lombardo G,Micali NL,Villari V,Serrao S,Lombardo M

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of introducing exogenous genes and phosphorothioate oligonucleotides into the anterior chamber tissues of rats and monkeys using the authors' fusogenic liposomes. METHODS:Hemagglutinating virus of Japan liposomes containing LacZ DNA-high-mobility group 1 complexes or fluorescein iso...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hangai M,Tanihara H,Honda Y,Kaneda Y

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether oxygen stresses experienced in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) trigger signaling through reactive oxygen species (ROS) and whether the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway lead to intravitreous neovascularization (IVNV) in an oxygen-induced ret...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Byfield G,Budd S,Hartnett ME

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Refractile inclusion bodies (approximately 0.80 micron in size) were found in the inner segments of cone photoreceptors in the aging human retina. They were easily resolved with the light microscope. They were never seen in rods, and occurred primarily in retinas from eye donors older than 40 years of age. The inciden...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tucker GS

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the short- and long-term changes of focal macular electroretinograms (fmERGs) after macular translocation with 360 degrees retinotomy. METHODS:This was a retrospective study. fmERGs were recorded in 19 eyes of 19 consecutive patients who underwent macular translocation with 360 degrees retinotomy f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Terasaki H,Ishikawa K,Niwa Y,Piao CH,Niwa T,Kondo M,Ito Y,Miyake Y

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in tumor burden and hypoxia in the LH(BETA)T(AG) retinal tumors after treatment with a focal, single-modality, and combination therapy using periocular carboplatin and 2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-DG). METHODS:Seventeen-week-old LH(BETA)T(AG) transgenic mice (n = 25) w...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Piña Y,Houston SK,Murray TG,Boutrid H,Celdran M,Feuer W,Shi W,Hernandez E,Lampidis TJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Defensins are naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides. Recently the authors published evidence of defensin production by the human ocular surface. A study was undertaken to look for intraocular defensins that may account for unexplained antimicrobial activity of intraocular fluids. METHODS:Reverse transcrip...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Haynes RJ,McElveen JE,Dua HS,Tighe PJ,Liversidge J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of heterozygous galactokinase deficiency in the development of presenile cataracts is presently undetermined. Erythrocyte galactokinase activity was measured from 95 normal Caucasian subjects and from 39 Caucasian patients who had developed idiopathic bilateral cataracts between ages 20 and 55. The diagnosis ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Stambolian D,Scarpino-Myers V,Eagle RC Jr,Hodes B,Harris H

更新日期：1986-03-01 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:Our goal was to describe the clinical and molecular genetic findings in Thai patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). Methods:Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in eight unrelated patients. All genes responsible for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) based on RetNet were selected for analysis. Po...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jinda W,Taylor TD,Suzuki Y,Thongnoppakhun W,Limwongse C,Lertrit P,Trinavarat A,Atchaneeyasakul LO

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate symptoms, signs, and the levels of 16 tears inflammatory mediators of dry eye (DE) patients exposed to an environment simulating an in-flight air cabin in an environmental chamber. METHODS:Twenty DE patients were exposed to controlled environment simulating an in-flight airplane cabin (simulated in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tesón M,González-García MJ,López-Miguel A,Enríquez-de-Salamanca A,Martín-Montañez V,Benito MJ,Mateo ME,Stern ME,Calonge M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the possible antiangiogenic effect of metalloproteinase (MMP) 14 cleavage of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR1) in the cornea. METHODS:Recombinant mouse (rm) VEGFR1 was incubated with various concentrations of recombinant MMP14 to examine proteolysis in vitro. The reaction mixt...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Han KY,Dugas-Ford J,Lee H,Chang JH,Azar DT

更新日期：2015-08-01 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:To compare different methods of glycerol-preserved corneas intended for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). METHODS:We analyzed transparency, transmittance, thickness, biomechanics, morphology, and antigenicity of donor corneas preserved by four different glycerol-based methods (n = 6 per group) for 3 ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Li J,Shi S,Zhang X,Ni S,Wang Y,Curcio CA,Chen W

更新日期：2012-08-17 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish mouse models for RPGR-associated diseases by generating and characterizing an Rpgr mutation (in-frame deletion of exon 4) in two different genetic backgrounds (BL/6 and BALB/c). METHODS:Gene targeting in embryonic stem (ES) cells was performed to introduce a in-frame deletion of exon 4 in the Rpgr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Brunner S,Skosyrski S,Kirschner-Schwabe R,Knobeloch KP,Neidhardt J,Feil S,Glaus E,Luhmann UF,Rüther K,Berger W

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To improve the 30-year-old "trypsin digestion" procedure for isolation of the complete retinal vasculature, which, in its time, was a revolutionary advance that allowed important discoveries about diabetic retinopathy; to provide a method that will yield more consistent results when applied to retinas represent...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Laver NM,Robison WG Jr,Pfeffer BA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To clarify the functions of a specific subtype of thyroid hormone receptor (TR), TRbeta2, and photoreceptor cell-specific nuclear receptor (PNR) in the development of cone photoreceptors. METHODS:The expression of short (S)- and medium (M)-wavelength cone opsins was analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yanagi Y,Takezawa S,Kato S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the cross-sectional relationship between blood pressure, perfusion pressure, and prevalence of open angle glaucoma (OAG) in an adult Latino population. METHODS:Participants aged 40 years and older (N = 6130) from the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES), a large, population-based study of self-ident...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Memarzadeh F,Ying-Lai M,Chung J,Azen SP,Varma R,Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Group.

更新日期：2010-06-01 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:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) appears in astrocytes after neural injury. The authors' laboratory has reported the presence of EGFR in glaucomatous optic nerves. The activation of EGFR is often associated with induction of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. In this study, the induction of COX-2 pathway in rat...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhang X,Neufeld AH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Contact inhibition has been implicated as an important antiproliferative mechanism in developing and mature corneal endothelium. Although exogenous TGF-beta2 and TGF-beta2 in aqueous humor suppress S-phase entry in cultured rat corneal endothelial cells, it is not known whether TGF-beta2 contributes to the mito...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Joyce NC,Harris DL,Mello DM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Understanding the role of mitochondria in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is relevant to human disease as studies have shown mitochondrial abnormalities in primary open-angle glaucoma patients. This study seeks to determine the effects of the sigma-1 receptor (σ-1r) and its agonists on mitochondrial function in o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ellis DZ,Li L,Park Y,He S,Mueller B,Yorio T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Stereoscopic displays challenge the neural cross-coupling between accommodation and vergence by inducing a constant accommodative demand and a varying vergence demand. Stereoscopic viewing calls for a decrease in the gain of vergence accommodation, which is the accommodation caused by vergence, quantified by us...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Neveu P,Roumes C,Philippe M,Fuchs P,Priot AE

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of X-linked and autosomal recessive Alport syndrome on retinal basement membranes and how these result in the characteristic perimacular dot-and-fleck retinopathy, lozenge, and macular hole. METHODS:The type IV collagen chains present in the normal retina were determined immunohistoche...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Savige J,Liu J,DeBuc DC,Handa JT,Hageman GS,Wang YY,Parkin JD,Vote B,Fassett R,Sarks S,Colville D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo conjunctival epithelial healing in albino rabbits was investigated by light microscopy following both n-heptanol and trephined conjunctival wounding. Reepithelialization occurred faster following n-heptanol treatment (3 days) versus trephination (6-7 days). No goblet cells were present in the migrating epithel...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Geggel HS,Friend J,Thoft RA

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00