Mechanism of adrenomedullin-induced relaxation in isolated canine retinal arteries.

abstract：PURPOSE:To image and analyze anatomical differences at the temporal raphe between normal and glaucomatous eyes using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), and to relate these differences to visual field measurements. METHODS:Nine glaucomatous eyes of 9 patients (...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Huang G,Luo T,Gast TJ,Burns SA,Malinovsky VE,Swanson WH

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper investigates the amplitude of accommodation of early onset myopes, late onset myopes, emmetropes, and hyperopes. Eighty subjects were used, 41 women and 39 men, with an age range of 18-22 yr (mean = 19.82). All subjects wore an optimum refractive correction, giving visual acuities of 20/20 or better. Signif...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： McBrien NA,Millodot M

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify specific site(s) on human ss4 molecule to which sera from ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) patients bind and to determine its role in the process of blister formation. METHODS:Clone the fragments representing the extracellular and intracellular domain of ss4 molecule from normal human conjunctiv...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kumari S,Bhol KC,Simmons RK,Razzaque MS,Letko E,Foster CS,Razzaque Ahmed A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study reading acuity in children and assess the reliability of its measurement using the Italian version of the MNREAD reading chart. METHODS:One hundred sixteen children from grades 3 to 8 with normal near vision were tested at a pediatric eye care institution in northeastern Italy. Visual acuity was evalu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Virgili G,Cordaro C,Bigoni A,Crovato S,Cecchini P,Menchini U

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform a mutation screening of TACSTD2 in 13 Iranian Gelatinous Drop-like Corneal Dystrophy (GDLD) pedigrees. To assess genotype-phenotype correlations. To determine intragenic SNP haplotypes associated with the mutations, so as to gain information on their origin. METHODS:The coding region of TACSTD2 was ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Alavi A,Elahi E,Tehrani MH,Amoli FA,Javadi MA,Rafati N,Chiani M,Banihosseini SS,Bayat B,Kalhor R,Amini SS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Müller glia have multiple functions in the retina, including synthesis of neurotrophic factors, uptake and metabolism of neurotransmitters, spatial buffering of ions, maintenance of the blood-retinal barrier, and response to injury. A population of Müller glia has some stem cell-like characteristics both in viv...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Otteson DC,Phillips MJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Transgenic mice were developed that express tetracycline-controlled transactivator 1 (tTA1) specifically in photoreceptor cells. In these mice the transcription of the gene of interest can be easily inactivated in the retina in a short time frame. METHODS:A construct was prepared containing tTA1 under control ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Angeletti B,Löster J,Auricchio A,Gekeler F,Shinoda K,Ballabio A,Graw J,Marigo V

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated suprathreshold contrast sensitivity and binocular interactions in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopes using a reaction time paradigm. For every spatial frequency, reaction time increased as the grating contrast decreased. At all spatial frequencies and contrast values the reaction times using t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Levi DM,Harwerth RS,Manny RE

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the penetration of ciprofloxacin, a new wide-spectrum oral antibiotic, into the vitreous, ciprofloxacin was administered orally to 21 patients who were scheduled to undergo vitreal surgery. Seven patients received 750 mg ciprofloxacin 4 hr before surgery (group I), seven patients received this dose 8 hr be...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Keren G,Alhalel A,Bartov E,Kitzes-Cohen R,Rubinstein E,Segev S,Treister G

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To reevaluate the validity of the light scatter factor (LSF) formula of Paulsson and Sjöstrand, LSF = L/E (M2/M1-1), where L is the target luminance, E is the illuminance of the glare source at the eye, and M2 and M1 are modulation contrast thresholds measured with and without the glare source, respectively. Th...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Whitaker D,Elliott DB,Steen R

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate whether rapamycin protects tear production and the ocular surface during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced dry eye syndrome in mice. Methods:Tunicamycin was injected intraperitoneally in BALB/c mice without or with rapamycin (TM or RM5 group). Peritoneal injection of PBS performed in veh...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cho BJ,Hwang JS,Shin YJ,Kim JW,Chung TY,Hyon JY

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the lens has been shown to have the capacity to respond to insulin in vitro, little is known concerning the biochemical relationships of insulin to the lens in vivo. Therefore we have measured insulin in the aqueous humor of rabbits by a sensitive radioimmunoassay after paracentesis and feeding. The insulin c...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Coulter JB 3rd,Engelke JA,Eaton DK

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Effective intravitreal gene delivery to cells of the central retina (i.e., photoreceptors) would be of substantial benefit for treating patients with retinal diseases, such as achromatopsia, where retinal detachment from a subretinal may be harmful. Previous studies demonstrated that mutation of the recombinant...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Reid CA,Ertel KJ,Lipinski DM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the efficacy of a new formulation of topical dexamethasone 0.1%/povidone-iodine 0.4% (FST-100) in reducing clinical symptoms and infectious viral titers in a rabbit model of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. METHODS:Rabbit corneas were inoculated bilaterally with 2×10(6) plaque-forming-units (PFU) ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Clement C,Capriotti JA,Kumar M,Hobden JA,Foster TP,Bhattacharjee PS,Thompson HW,Mahmud R,Liang B,Hill JM

更新日期：2011-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated the level of histamine in the interaction between the environment and the visual system during lifespan development, exploring potential sex differences. METHODS:Male and female Wistar rats, reared in standard laboratory or enriched-environment cages from birth to prepuberty or adulthood, ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Bessinis DP,Dalla C,Daifoti ZP,Tiligada E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is no consensus as how to calculate orbital soft tissue volume based on CT or MRI scans. The authors sought to validate their technique and to assess the intraobserver and interobserver variability of their calculations of bony orbital volume (OV), orbital fat volume (FV), and extraocular muscle volume (M...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Regensburg NI,Kok PH,Zonneveld FW,Baldeschi L,Saeed P,Wiersinga WM,Mourits MP

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated a novel motion-on-color paradigm to functionally isolate the magnocellular pathway and evaluate its diagnostic value in preperimetric glaucoma patients. METHODS:Thirty patients with preperimetric primary open-angle glaucoma and 30 controls participated in this study. They were tested in...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wen W,Zhang P,Liu T,Zhang T,Gao J,Sun X,He S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether visual deficits in children with infantile spasm (IS) are the result of seizure activity or of treatment with the anticonvulsant drug vigabatrin (VGB). METHODS:Vision function was determined in three experiments by determining peak contrast sensitivity (CS) and grating acuity (GA) with t...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Mirabella G,Morong S,Buncic JR,Snead OC,Logan WJ,Weiss SK,Abdolell M,Westall CA

更新日期：2007-08-01 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 investigate the retinal-protective effects of the oral iron chelator deferiprone (DFP) in mice lacking the iron regulatory hormone hepcidin (Hepc). These Hepc knockout (KO) mice have age-dependent systemic and retinal iron accumulation leading to retinal degeneration. METHODS:Hepc KO mice were given DFP in ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Song D,Zhao L,Li Y,Hadziahmetovic M,Song Y,Connelly J,Spino M,Dunaief JL

更新日期：2014-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicone oil (SiO) and fluorosilicone oil (FSiO) are used as vitreous substitutes during retinal detachment surgery. Emulsification of these oils causes complications in oil-injected eyes. One factor contributing to emulsification is interfacial tension (gamma i) of the oils. In general, the lower the gamma i, the mor...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nakamura K,Refojo MF,Crabtree DV

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To calculate the relative amount of hemoglobin (Hb) in sectors of the optic nerve head (ONH) from stereoscopic color fundus images using the Laguna ONhE method and compare the results with the visual field evaluation and optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:Healthy eyes (n = 87) and glaucoma eyes (n = 7...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pena-Betancor C,Gonzalez-Hernandez M,Fumero-Batista F,Sigut J,Medina-Mesa E,Alayon S,Gonzalez de la Rosa M

更新日期：2015-02-10 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：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:To quantify organelles impacting imaging in the cell body and intact apical processes of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), including melanosomes, lipofuscin-melanolipofuscin (LM), mitochondria, and nuclei. Methods:A normal perifovea of a 21-year-old white male was preserved after rapid organ recovery. An...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Pollreisz A,Neschi M,Sloan KR,Pircher M,Mittermueller T,Dacey DM,Schmidt-Erfurth U,Curcio CA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the accommodative accuracy and amplitude in children with Down syndrome. Accommodation is usually assumed to be good in children and is rarely measured. METHODS:A dynamic retinoscopy technique was developed that allows rapid and reliable measures of accuracy and amplitude of accommodation in infants...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Woodhouse JM,Meades JS,Leat SJ,Saunders KJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Autophagy is a lysosomal machinery-dependent process that catabolizes cellular components/organelles and proteins in an autophagic vacuole (AV)-dependent and -independent manner, respectively. Short-term exposure of the retina to bright light results in shortening of the outer segments, concomitant with AV form...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kunchithapautham K,Coughlin B,Lemasters JJ,Rohrer B

更新日期：2011-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The adult lacrimal gland (LG) is highly regenerative and is able to repair itself even after substantial damage; however, this ability to regenerate is lost with the development of dry eye conditions in chronically inflamed LGs.This study compares changes in the cell adhesion and cell matrix molecules and stem ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Umazume T,Thomas WM,Campbell S,Aluri H,Thotakura S,Zoukhri D,Makarenkova HP

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prism induced shift of fixation was measured in 12 cooperative patients utilizing electro-oculography. These recordings were compared with a voluntary shift in fixation of the same eye. No differences were noted when comparing voluntary movements with prism induced movements. Trial of the prism induced eye movement fo...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Metz HS

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the expression pattern and function of survivin in the development of pterygium. METHODS:Primary pterygia at quiescent or advanced clinical stage and normal human conjunctival tissues were used in this study. Pterygium epithelial cells (PECs) were cultured in keratinocyte serum-free defined medi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Xu YX,Zhang LY,Zou DL,Liu ZS,Shang XM,Wu HP,Zhou Y,He H,Liu ZG

更新日期：2014-12-02 00:00:00