Histochemical studies of the separation of the lens vesicle in the mouse.

abstract：PURPOSE:Comparison of anterior chamber angle measurements using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and gonioscopy. METHODS:Five hundred subjects were evaluated for grading of angle width by the Shaffer method. UBM was done in the same group to document angle width, angle opening distance (AOD 500), and anterior chamber de...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Narayanaswamy A,Vijaya L,Shantha B,Baskaran M,Sathidevi AV,Baluswamy S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of carbonic anhydrase (CA) was investigated in the rat eye by light and electron microscopy, and the inhibitory effects on CA distribution in the rat eye were compared between dorzolamide and acetazolamide. The cobalt sulfide histochemical method was used to study the CA localization. Acidic osmification ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Terashima H,Suzuki K,Kato K,Sugai N

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of stimulus contrast changes on the binocular visual evoked response (VER) was investigated using pattern reversal VER, dichoptic stimulation, and Fast Fourier Transform. When the stimulus contrast was changed binocularly, the monocular components increased as the contrast increased. The binocular component...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Katsumi O,Oguchi Y,Kawara T,Peli E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related ocular complexes are commonly observed in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, it has not been previously reported that HIV had already invaded the ocular tissues of HIV carriers. CASE:A 56-year-old woman was diagnosed as having rhegmatogen...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kashiwagi K,Gohdo T,Sato S,Iijima H,Tsukahara S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sweet's syndrome (SS) is a skin disorder clinically characterized by fever, neutrophilia, and painful edematous plaques that occasionally causes posterior uveitis. We present two cases of SS with panuveitis resembling Behçet's disease (BD). SUBJECTS:Two patients with panuveitis associated with SS. OBSERVATION...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Matsumiya W,Kusuhara S,Yamada Y,Azumi A,Negi A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze mutations of the arrestin/S-antigen (SAG) gene in nine newly identified Oguchi disease patients, and to examine whether the 926delA (formerly called 1147delA) mutation in the SAG gene is inherited from a single founder. METHODS:DNA samples were assayed for mutations around nucleotide 926 of the SAG ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Saga M,Mashima Y,Kudoh J,Oguchi Y,Shimizu N

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the study of 18 pregnancies in 10 patients with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis, it was concluded that the most important factor to be considered in advising pregnant patients with this disease is whether or not the antibody titer increases during pregnancy rather than the clinical pictures or the absolute values o...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Oniki S

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the functional surgical success, complications, and degree of satisfaction after endoscopy-guided transcaruncular Jones tube intubation without dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). METHODS:A pair of Westcott scissors was passed into the nose from the side of the caruncle, and the lacrimal bone was penetrat...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Choi WC,Yang SW

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A prospective study was conducted to compare the effectiveness, safety, and stability of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for correction of low to moderate myopia. METHODS:Forty-five patients with a manifest refraction (PRK, -4.54 +/- 0.80; LASIK, -4.82 +/- 1.10) from ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Lee JB,Kim JS,Choe C,Seong GJ,Kim EK

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to experimentally investigate changes in visible light-induced photo-oxidation and to evaluate the inhibitory effect of various acrylic tinted intraocular lenses (IOLs) on photooxidation. METHODS:Three types of nontinted (VA-60BB, HOYA; SA60AT, Alcon; AU-6, Menicon) and tinted (YA-60B...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mukai K,Matsushima H,Sawano M,Nobori H,Obara Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the melatonin suppression index (MSI), which may reflect the nonvisual photoreception function, through commercially available foldable, clear and yellow-tinted intraocular lenses (IOLs). METHODS:The MSIs for 13 IOL models (6 clear IOLs, 7 yellow-tinted IOLs) with three lens powers were calculated ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sano I,Tanito M,Okuno T,Ishiba Y,Ohira A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aqueous humor (AH) contains numerous immunosuppressive molecules that contribute to the ocular immune privilege. Here, we mimic an inflammatory environment to analyze the inhibitory effects of the AH on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced maturation of dendritic cells (DC). METHODS:Different concentrations of...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wang HF,Liu JL,Jiang XL,Lu JM,Li XL,Song XJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a patient with a limited form of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) who presented with ocular changes and an eyelid ulcer in her left eye. CASE:A 56-year-old woman complained of ocular pain and discharge. Upon examination, we found evidence of ulcerative keratitis, a mass in the orbit, and an eyelid sk...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kubota T,Hirose H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the cross-sectional characteristics of filtering blebs associated with intraocular pressure (IOP) control at 1 year after trabeculectomy with a square scleral flap and a fornix-based conjunctival flap. METHODS:A retrospective consecutive case series study was conducted. Eighty-four eyes of 79 patie...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Narita A,Morizane Y,Miyake T,Seguchi J,Baba T,Shiraga F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of geraniin (tannin from Geranium thunbergii) against oxidative damage was examined in the mouse ocular lens. Oxidative damage in the lens was induced by diamide, diazene dicarboxylic acid bis (N,N-dimethylamide); diamide oxidized the sulfhydryl groups in both the membrane and cytoplasm but did n...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Fukaya Y,Nakazawa K,Okuda T,Iwata S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinol-binding protein (RBP) is a plasma protein with a molecular weight of 21,000 synthesized in the hepatocytes, binding with retinol (vitamin A), and transporting retinol to peripheral tissues. Keratomalacia is caused by a deficiency of vitamin A itself and/or protein-calorie malnutrition. In the latter condition,...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Matsuo T,Matsuo N,Shiraga F,Koide N

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To survey the changes in indications for penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) and re-evaluate the risk factors for allograft rejection and graft failure. METHODS:We evaluated the records of 396 eyes of 335 patients who had undergone PKP at the Tokyo University Hospital between 1987 and 1997. Clinical results were an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Inoue K,Amano S,Oshika T,Sawa M,Tsuru T

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computerized digital image analysis system was developed to evaluate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) by red-free fundus photography. The image intensity of the RNFL was computed for 30 degrees between the disc and macula. Thirty early open-angle glaucoma patients and 30 normal age-matched subjects were examined...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yamazaki Y,Miyazawa T,Yamada H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosaminoglycans (GAG) in pterygium tissues were analyzed and the results were compared with those in the normal human conjunctiva. A marked difference in the GAG composition was found: 78% of the total hexosamines of GAG from pterygium was glucosamine, whereas 98% of those of the conjunctiva was galactosamine. Pter...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kaneko M,Takaku I,Katsura N

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the psychological state and personality traits of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) or glaucoma so that a closer and better relationship can be developed with the patients. METHODS:The Yatabe-Guilford personality test was administered to 75 RP patients and 42 glaucoma patients. The latter gr...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Igarashi Y,Sato E,Ito A,Miyauchi O,Ikejiri M,Hanawa T,Tsuyama Y,Mizota A,Fujimoto N,Adachi-Usami E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the reproducibility profile of optic nerve head parameters obtained by computer software-assisted fundus photoplanimetry. METHODS:Fundus photographs obtained during a population-based health survey (Sakurae Study) were planimetrically analyzed using newly developed computer software, CDSketch. The pa...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tanito M,Sagara T,Takamatsu M,Kiuchi Y,Nakagawa T,Fujita Y,Ohira A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photopic electroretinograms (ERGs) elicited with red or white flashes of various intensities under a bright background light were recorded in 119 eyes of 77 diabetic patients and 19 normal control eyes. The implicit time and amplitude of photopic ERGs were analyzed in relation to the stage of diabetic retinopathy, ie,...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Satoh S,Iijima H,Imai M,Abe K,Shibuya T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To verify the possibility that preoperative topical antibiotics are not essential as long as iodine disinfection is performed during surgery. STUDY DESIGN:Crossover equivalence trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In 204 eyes of 102 patients who underwent routine bilateral cataract surgery, 1 eye was treated with intr...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Matsuura K,Miyazaki D,Sasaki SI,Inoue Y,Sasaki Y,Shimizu Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the function of Endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the development of anterior chamber inflammation in pigmented rabbit eyes. After the injection of ET-1 solution (10(-13), 10(-11), 10(-9), or 10(-7) M, diluted with 300 microL of artificial aqueous humor) into the anterior chamber, the aqueous protein concentration (A...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shoji N,Oshika T,Masuda K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical characteristics of 20 eyes of 20 consecutive patients with traumatic macular hole were studied retrospectively. The macular holes were elliptical with irregular edges in 19 eyes (95%) and ranged in size from 0.2 to 0.5 DD (disc diameter). Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) was found in only 3 eyes (15%);...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yanagiya N,Akiba J,Takahashi M,Shimizu A,Kakehashi A,Kado M,Hikichi T,Yoshida A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of fluid flow through corneal stroma was investigated in the bullfrog. Corneal specimens were mounted by clamping their limbal sclera between the two chambers of a Ussing-type chamber. The epithelial surface was covered with Ringer's solution, while the endothelial surface was superfused with Ringer's solut...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kubota S,Kani K,Kitasato H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the pharmacological response when dysiherbaine acts on cultured Müller cells, considering the glutamate receptor functions. Dysiherbaine is a new excitotoxic amino acid, which was recently isolated from the liquid extract of a certain sponge. METHODS:Retinas of adult rabbits were used to culture t...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Minei R

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish human corneal stroma- and sclera-derived cells as models for studying diseases of the anterior segment of the eye. METHODS:Using a recombinant retrovirus system, we transfected human papilloma virus 16 E6 and E7 (HPV16 E6/E7) into human corneal stroma- and sclera-derived cells. The primary cells a...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kashiwagi Y,Nishitsuka K,Namba H,Kamiryo M,Takamura H,Yamashita H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study examines the impact of cataracts on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) and health events in the older population. METHODS:The study population consisted of 439 unoperated cataract patients aged 60 years or older who visited any of the facilities affiliated with the Cataract Survey Group of the ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yamada M,Mizuno Y,Miyake Y,Cataract Survey Group of the National Hospital Organization of Japan.

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report three types of heterozygous mutations in the OPA1 gene in five patients from three families with autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA, MIM#165500). METHODS:DNA was extracted from the leukocytes of the peripheral blood. For mtDNA, mutations were examined at positions 11778, 3460 and 14484. For the O...

journal_title：Japanese journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hamahata T,Fujimaki T,Fujiki K,Miyazaki A,Mizota A,Murakami A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00