Growth factor combinations modulate human retinal pigment epithelial cell proliferation.

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the effect of cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) on frequency doubling perimetry (FDP). METHODS:Patients aged 40 years or above seen at our outpatient clinic with no ocular pathology except for visually significant cataract and visual acuity 6/24 or better were eligible. They underwent FDP b...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Arvind H,George R,Baskaran M,Raju P,Ramesh SV,Paul PG,Vijaya L

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:After corneal injury, persistent epithelial defects (PED's) may occur due to the chronic failure of the regenerating epithelium to adhere to the underlying stroma. The aim of this study was to examine the potential of epsilonaminocaproic acid (EACA) as a topical treatment for PED's. EACA inhibits the activation...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Williams PB,Crouch ER Jr,Crouch ER,Mazaheri M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epsilon is a recently described eye lens protein from Rana temporaria, an anuran amphibian. It is oligomeric with a subunit M.W. of 35K. The cDNA coding for 35K E- in frog lens does not show any homology with cDNA's coding for alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-crystallins. Immunologically, it also does not react with a...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Brahma SK,McDevitt DS,Defize LH

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two anti-fibrotic agents were evaluated in vitro for potential application in trabeculectomy. The rate of collagen formation by cultured rabbit corneal fibroblasts was determined by [3H]proline uptake and hydroxylation assay. Incubation of fibroblasts, for 96 hours, with 16 mM 2,4-pyridine dicarboxylic acid (2,4-PDCA)...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sharir M,Zimmerman TJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The effects of repeated topical administration of the selective beta 2-adrenergic agonist fenoterol on the intraocular pressure and on the adenylyl cyclase activity in ciliary processes in rabbit were examined in order to detect their possible causal relationship. METHODS:Intraocular pressure was measured by p...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cepelík J,Hynie S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the efficacy and outcomes of short-term postoperative vitreoretinal tamponade with perfluorocarbon heavy liquid in patients with giant retinal tear. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study group consisted of 13 consecutive patients (13 eyes) who presented with giant retinal tear at a tertiary medical center i...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Eiger-Moscovich M,Gershoni A,Axer-Siegel R,Weinberger D,Ehrlich R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular binding proteins have been identified and isolated from B cells by their ability to bind to the synthetic peptide (1169-1191), the major immunodominant epitope of bovine interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) coupled to cyanogen bromide activated Sepharose 4B. After SDS-PAGE, two discrete pro...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Rengarajan K,de Smet MD,Chader GJ,Wiggert B

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to determine age-related morphological changes in the corneal subbasal nerve plexus (SNP) in two inbred mouse strains. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The corneal SNP was investigated by in vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) in 0.5-, 1-, 1.5-, and 2-year-old C57BL/6J mice and in 0.5-...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Reichard M,Weiss H,Poletti E,Ruggeri A,Guthoff RF,Stachs O,Baltrusch S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the provision of HLA matched tissue for corneal transplantation would be beneficial for graft survival especially in high risk patients. In this study we report the application of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based tissue typing procedure to type cadaveric donor material. Using beta-glo...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Rakoczy P,Garlepp M,Constable I

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-soluble (WS) and water-insoluble (WI) crystallins were prepared from calf and bovine lenses. The WS-crystallins were analyzed by capillary isotachophoresis and by immunoelectrophoresis with polyvalent and alpha-, beta-, gamma-crystallin specific antisera. The WI-crystallins were first solubilized in formamide an...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bours J

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the ability of two commercially available hydrogen peroxide disinfection solutions, one containing a surfactant and one without, to remove lipid from various contact lens materials using in vitro radiochemical experiments. METHODS:Etafilcon A, senofilcon A and balafilcon A contact lens materials were i...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Lorentz H,Heynen M,Tran H,Jones L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A retrospective study was developed to evaluate risk factors in adult-onset myopia. METHODS:Subjects included were 25 to 35 years old. There were 116 non-myopic subjects in the control group and 66 myopic subjects with first lens prescription at age 17 or later. Subjects received a questionnaire about academic...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Iribarren R,Iribarren G,Castagnola MM,Balsa A,Cerrella MR,Armesto A,Fornaciari A,Pförtner T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in posterior capsule opacification (PCO), but the mechanisms that promote MMP expression are yet to be determined. In this study, we investigated whether type I collagen, which is only detected in aged or cataractous lens capsules, affects the expression and activat...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shimada A,Miyata Y,Kosano H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A quick, simple, and efficient extraction technique was developed for the removal of protein from soft hydrophilic contact lenses. METHODS:An extraction solvent consisting of a 50:50 mix of 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid and acetonitrile was used to remove protein from in vitro laboratory-deposited and human-worn c...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Keith D,Hong B,Christensen M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five patients with virologically confirmed dendritic keratitis were treated in a randomized, double-blind controlled study with a basic therapy of trifluorothymidine (TFT) eye drops. In addition they received different human recombinant interferon (rHu IFN) eye drops. The following results were obtained for aver...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sundmacher R,Mattes A,Neumann-Haefelin D,Adolf G,Kruss B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been used to evaluate the changes of retinal degeneration in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in recent years, but the results of previous studies were controversial. Therefore, systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to evaluate the degr...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Liu B,Wang W,Zhou R,Zeng X,Zhu Z

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the T cell specificity of a Lewis rat T cell line (R208) specific for a pathogenic, 123 residue cyanogen bromide produced peptide of bovine S-antigen by using two independent sets of overlapping synthetic peptides representing the entire length of the 123 residue fragment. S-antigen, a 48 kDa immunopa...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fling SP,Gregerson DS,Obritsch WF,Boyce-Jacino M,Merryman CF,Donoso LA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are invariably present in the intraocular membranes of patients with traumatic proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). There are two sources from which these macrophages could be recruited: adjacent tissues and the systemic circulation. In the study described herein, the role of circulating white blood cell...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gabrielian K,Wang HM,Lee M,Ogden TE,Ryan SJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the rate of achieving optimal metabolic control among subjects with type 2 diabetes, to elucidate the influence of suboptimal control on diabetic retinopathy (DR) and to analyze the risk factors associated with DR in the subjects with suboptimal control. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A population-based, cross...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Raman R,Gupta A,Kulothungan V,Sharma T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose/Aim: Many genes have been associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Knowing exactly where they are expressed in the eye helps to unravel POAG pathology and to select optimal targets for intervention. We investigated whether RNA in situ hybridization (RNA-ISH) is a convenient technique to obtain detai...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hubens WHG,Breddels EM,Walid Y,Ramdas WD,Webers CAB,Gorgels TGMF

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess changes in retinal vascular caliber in response to short-term use of nepafenac eye drops in patients with mild diabetic macular edema. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-four patients with previously untreated bilateral mild diabetic macular edema were included in this prospective study. For each participa...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Evliyaoğlu F,Akpolat Ç,Kurt MM,Çekiç O,Nuri Elçioğlu M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution 0.3% (Zymar, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) on corneal endothelial cell density and morphology and to measure gatifloxacin penetration into aqueous humor. METHODS:This was a single-center, open-label clinical study. Ten patients undergoing standard c...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Price MO,Quillin C,Price FW Jr

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To learn if peripheral nerve pathways are necessary for corneal expansion and anterior segment growth under a 12-hr light:dark cycle or for the inhibition of corneal expansion under constant light rearing. METHODS:Recently hatched White Leghorn chicks under anesthesia received unilateral ciliary ganglionectomy...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Stone RA,Sugimoto R,Capehart C,Pendrak K,Lin T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selective DA2 agonist, N-0437, produced an acute reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) and pupil diameter (PD) when applied topically to the eyes of normal monkeys. Ocular hypotension and miosis were primarily unilateral in nature, dose-related and lasted 3 to 5 hours following drug instillation. In normal monke...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Crosson CE,Burke JA,Chan MF,Potter DE

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the upper eyelid kinematics during spontaneous blinking in unilateral paralytic lagophthalmos before and after upper eyelid load with gold weight (GW) or autogenous temporalis fascia (TF) sling. DESIGN:Comparative case series. SUBJECTS:Patients with long-standing unresolved unilateral facial palsy w...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wambier SP,Garcia DM,Cruz AA,Messias A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Phoria is used in the diagnosis of binocular dysfunctions, such as convergence insufficiency. A common treatment for convergence insufficiency is vision therapy, yet it is controversial whether the phoria changes as a result of rehabilitation. Phoria can vary due to the duration and/or the type of prior visual ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kim EH,Alvarez TL

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) is the most common cause of non-glaucomatous optic nerve head (ONH) injury among older adults. AION results from a sudden ischemic insult to the proximal portion of the optic nerve, typically leading to visual impairment. Here, we present an experimental model of photod...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Mantopoulos D,Bouzika P,Tsakris A,Pawlyk BS,Sandberg MA,Miller JW,Rizzo Iii JF,Vavvas DG,Cestari DM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship between meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and incomplete blinking caused by cranial nerve seven (CN VII) palsy. METHODS:A prospective case series of 60 consecutive patients with unilateral CN VII palsy was evaluated for MGD. According to the House-Brackmann scale, patients were ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wan T,Jin X,Lin L,Xu Y,Zhao Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EDGF, a growth factor purified from bovine retina is able to increase the rate of wound healing of rabbit corneal epithelium in a dose dependent way. Two applications a day are enough to obtain the maximum rate. The most purified preparation of EDGF is as effective as EGF or pFGF in promoting this phenomenon and allow...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Petroutsos G,Courty J,Guimaraes R,Pouliquen Y,Barritault D,Plouët J,Courtois Y

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between corneal temperature on ocular surface and stability of tear film, and define the normal reference range of corneal surface temperature in the population of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China. METHODS:Temperature of cornea (TOC) and tear film break-up time (BUT) were measu...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yang W,Zhang L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00