Confirmation of the role of pneumolysin in ocular infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae.

abstract：PURPOSE:To optimize cultured human corneal endothelial cell (cHCEC) sheet transplantation technique for maintenance of cHCEC viability. MATERIALS AND METHODS:cHCEC sheets cultured on a collagen scaffold were covered with or without Viscoat® and exposed to humidified air in the incubator. cHCEC sheets with or without V...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yamaguchi M,Shima N,Kimoto M,Ebihara N,Murakami A,Yamagami S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prototype automated flicker perimeter was used to investigate flicker luminance thresholds in glaucoma patients (n = 11), ocular hypertensives (high risk n = 10, low and intermediate risk n = 21) and normal controls (n = 10). Differential light sensitivity was measured for one eye of each subject using a flickering ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Austin MW,O'Brien CJ,Wishart PK

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To determine the prevalence of posterior segment manifestations among consecutive patients with pathological myopia attending our University Hospital general ophthalmology clinic and their association with age, refractive error, axial length and each other. Methods: Patients diagnosed with pathological myopia...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Elnahry AG,Khafagy MM,Esmat SM,Mortada HA

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:The variation of central corneal thickness with age was measured weekly at 10am by ultrasound pachometry in 10 normal (5 to 19 weeks of age) and 10 alloxan-induced diabetic (9 to 19 weeks of age) rabbits. The diurnal variation of corneal thickness was also measured at 2 hour intervals for a period of 24 hours on both ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Herse PR

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of topical iganidipine, a new dihydropyridine derivative calcium channel blocker, on impairment of the ocular circulation caused by endothelin-1 (ET-1), we examined modification of the effect of ET-1 on visual-evoked potential (VEP) in albino rabbits. METHODS:To clarify whether VEP co...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Oku H,Sugiyama T,Kojima S,Watanabe T,Ikeda T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of visual loss. The dry AMD is characterized by retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) death and changes in AMD lead to severe loss of vision. Coumarin-derived esculetin has a number of therapeutic and pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory an...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ozal SA,Turkekul K,Gurlu V,Guclu H,Erdogan S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to investigate the presence of the secretory phospholipase A2 receptor in RPE, a protein closely related to the phagocytic mannose receptor. METHODS:Proteins from cultured rat, pig, and human RPE were separated by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotted with a polyclonal guinea pig sPLA2 receptor an...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wilt SD,McLaughlin BJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Considerable evidence suggests that both axial and peripheral refraction play important roles in eye growth control. The large variability in peripheral refraction seen in adults and children indicates that the peripheral retina is exposed to a wide range of refractive errors. The current lack of appropriate me...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Schmid GF

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the current study is to assess changes in the expression of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel (ASIC)1a and ASIC2 in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) after retinal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury and to test if inhibition of ASIC1a provides RGC neuroprotection. METHODS:Transient ischemia was induced in...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Dibas A,Millar C,Al-Farra A,Yorio T

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：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:The effects of several serotonergic agonists on aqueous humor formation (AHF), total outflow facility (OF) and intraocular pressure (IOP) were investigated in living cynomolgus monkeys. METHODS:We determined the effect of a single topical unilateral 300 microg or 3 mg dose of the 5-HT agonists serotonin, 5-car...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gabelt BT,Millar CJ,Kiland JA,Peterson JA,Seeman JL,Kaufman PL

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of oxidative damage to the lens through intraocular photochemical generation of superoxide and its derivatization to other oxidants such as singlet oxygen, hydroxyl radical and hydrogen peroxide has been studied. Rat lenses when organ cultured aerobically in TC 199 containing additional amounts of ribofl...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Varma SD,Chand D,Sharma YR,Kuck JF Jr,Richards RD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intravitreal injection of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is known to induce glial intermediate filament protein (GFAP) expression in retinal Müller cells. Because CNTF binding can activate multiple signaling kinases, we have examined the involvement of JAK/STAT pathway in GFAP induction in Müller cells. ME...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang Y,Smith SB,Ogilvie JM,McCool DJ,Sarthy V

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human endothelial morphologic changes were quantitated by specular microscopy and computer-assisted morphometry to establish normal baselines of various morphologic parameters. Cellular polymegethism and cellular pleomorphism increases with age, and normal baseline parameters are detailed. Furthermore, no significant ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yee RW,Matsuda M,Schultz RO,Edelhauser HF

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dry eye is a common condition known to have many systemic co-morbidities. We aim to report the frequency of depression and anxiety suspects in eye clinic patients and explore the association between dry eye signs and symptoms with depression and anxiety. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Adult outpatients were recruited f...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Liyue H,Chiang PP,Sung SC,Tong L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 55% of the acyl groups of dog and human vitreous are unsaturated fatty acids. The major components are oleate (18:1, n-9) and arachidonate (20:4, n-6) with moderate amounts of linoleate (18:2, n-6) and docosahexaenoate (22:6, n-3). Palmitate (16:0) and stearate (18:0) are the major saturated fatty acids. There a...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Reddy TS,Birkle DL,Packer AJ,Dobard P,Bazan NG

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in the retina. Breakdown of ECM proteins results in neovascularization and tractional retinal detachment, which eventually lead to the symptoms of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Müller cells ar...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Miyata Y,Kase M,Sugita Y,Shimada A,Nagase T,Katsura Y,Kosano H

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:The effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the synthesis of collagen and fibronectin, and on the proliferation of human corneal stromal fibroblasts in vitro, were evaluated. Human corneal stromal fibroblasts in culture were incubated for 48 hours with TGF beta or EGF...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ohji M,SundarRaj N,Thoft RA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: To investigate the characteristics of margin reflex distance 1 (MRD1) asymmetry in congenital lower eyelid epiblepharon and its resolution after surgical correction of epiblepharon. Methods: Among patients who underwent lower eyelid epiblepharon surgery from November 2015 to September 2017, patients with a...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yang MK,Kim N,Choung HK,Khwarg SI

更新日期：2020-12-15 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：:The pigmented epithelium of the vertebrate retina phagocytizes the discarded tips of photoreceptors and it is likely that a specific cellular recognition process is involved in this phenomenon. The apical surface of retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) contains microvilli which interdigitate with the outer segment regio...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cooper NG,Tarnowski BI,McLaughlin BJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the pupil light reflex (PLR), electroretinographic (ERG) and tonometric parameters in healthy rat eyes. METHODS:Brown Norway rats were used for experiments. The PLR was evaluated with a computerized pupillometer (n = 27), ERGs were recorded simultaneously from both eyes (n = 27) and IOP was mea...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Grozdanic S,Sakaguchi DS,Kwon YH,Kardon RH,Sonea IM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal ischemia and neovascularization (NV) are important components of many retinal disorders. To facilitate further investigation of retinal ischemia and neovascularization, we sought to develop a reproducible in vivo experimental model of venous occlusion by photodynamic thrombosis in rats. METHODS:After a...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Saito Y,Park L,Skolik SA,Alfaro DV,Chaudhry NA,Barnstable CJ,Liggett PE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the role of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) in advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) induced damage to blood-retinal barrier (BRB) and the therapeutic effects of minocycline, an MMP inhibitor, against the BRB damages. METHODS:Forty-eight Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to 3 groups (1...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Chen YD,Xu X,Xia X,Wu H,Liu K,Zheng Z,Zhu D

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Importance: To analyze the characteristics and risk factors for pupillary capture (PC) of the intraocular lens (IOL) in congenital ectopia lentis (CEL) patients.Methods: Data of CEL patients who underwent lens extraction and intraocular implantation from 2013 to 2016 at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center in China were collec...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jin G,Lin J,Xiao B,Chen A,Young CA,Zheng D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the functional connectivity between the primary visual cortex and other cortical areas during rest in normal subjects and patients with comitant strabismus using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). METHODS:A prospective, observational study was conducted. Ten pati...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yan X,Wang Y,Xu L,Liu Y,Song S,Ding K,Zhou Y,Jiang T,Lin X

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of these studies is to develop an in vitro model of corneal endothelial aging and to investigate age-related changes in morphology, mitosis, prostaglandin synthesis and prostaglandin response pathways. METHODS:First-passage rabbit corneal endothelial cells were grown in vitro for up to 30 days afte...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jumblatt MM

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00