Toxicity of indocyanine green (ICG) in combination with light on retinal pigment epithelial cells and neurosensory retinal cells.

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether tobacco smoke directly injures retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and to evaluate the mechanisms of cell death. METHODS:Primary rat RGCs were harvested from 3- or 4-day-old newborn rats and exposed to cigarette smoke extract (CSE). Cell viability was determined by adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Lee K,Hong S,Seong GJ,Kim CY

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of a steroid antagonist, RU486, that is known to reduce rabbit intraocular pressure has been examined in the eye. On an equal tissue weight basis, the corneal epithelium is the site of maximal absorption followed by conjunctival tissues (bulbar and palpebral) and the rest of the cornea. Aqueous humor ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cheeks L,Green K

更新日期：1986-09-01 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 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：:It has been shown that illumination of rod outer segment suspension in the presence of photosensitizers (methylene blue lambda greater than or equal to 620 nm; retinal 370 less than or equal to lambda less than or equal to 390 nm) results in chemical modification of the lipid and protein components of the photo-recept...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shvedova AA,Alekseeva OM,Kuliev IYa,Muranov KO,Kozlov YuP,Kagan VE

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of retinal vein bypass surgery for induced branch retinal-vein occlusion (BRVO) in the living porcine eye. METHODS:Fifteen minipigs were used in the study. Seven days before vascular surgery, hyaluronidase and plasmin were intravitreally injected for induction of posterior vitreous ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shen LJ,Chen YQ,Cheng D,Zhang C,Jiang L,Hong M,Kang QY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal wound healing after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) passes through a series of characteristic stages which have earlier been defined by means of histological, histochemical, and biochemical approaches. We investigated the potential of confocal microscopy to verify morphological changes i...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Linna T,Tervo T

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify vitreous proteins that were differentially expressed in patients suffering from proliferative diabetic retinopathy with active neovascularization. METHODS:The vitreous samples of 15 active proliferative diabetic retinopathy patients were analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spec...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kim SJ,Kim S,Park J,Lee HK,Park KS,Yu HG,Kim Y

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of topically administrated Tacrolimus and Octreotide on modulation of postoperative scarring in experimental glaucoma filtration surgery and to compare the antifibrotic properties of these agents with mitomycin-C (MMC). MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Arslan S,Aydemir O,Güler M,Dağlı AF

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this work is to describe and review the technology of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF), a novel blood derivative product, in the treatment of ocular surface disorders. METHODS:To demonstrate the importance of this technology in the treatment of ocular pathologies, a thorough review of the pr...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Anitua E,Muruzabal F,de la Fuente M,Merayo J,Durán J,Orive G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the plasma levels of the sulfur-containing amino-acids homocysteine, cysteine, cysteinylglycine, glutamylcysteine, glutathione, and taurine in patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and in healthy subjects and to ascertain whether there are statistically significant differences between...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Pinna A,Zinellu A,Franconi F,Carru C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goggles that degrade the retinal image produce axial enlargement of the ocular globe and large myopic refractive errors. Many authors have assumed that visual image degradation itself leads to myopia. Hodos and co-authors have shown, however, that goggled eyes in chicks are considerably warmer than normal. Such temper...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shih YF,Fitzgerald ME,Norton TT,Gamlin PD,Hodos W,Reiner A

更新日期：1993-03-01 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：:Approximately 90% of all ophthalmic drug formulations are now applied as eyedrops. Although eyedrops are convenient and well accepted by patients, about 95% of the drug contained in the drops is lost due to absorption through the conjunctiva or through the tear drainage. A major fraction of the drug eventually enters ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gulsen D,Li CC,Chauhan A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To evaluate the microvascular density of the peripapillary and parafoveal areas of the eyes with primary angle closure disease (PACD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Materials and methods: An observational study was conducted with 76 PACD patients (29 eyes with primary angle closure sus...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wang X,Chen J,Kong X,Sun X

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Accumulation of lipoprotein-derived lipids including esterified and unesterified cholesterol in Bruch's membrane of human eyes is a major age-related change involved in initiating and sustaining soft drusen in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The apolipoprotein (apo) A-I mimetic peptide 4F is a small ant...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Rudolf M,Mir Mohi Sefat A,Miura Y,Tura A,Raasch W,Ranjbar M,Grisanti S,Aherrahrou Z,Wagner A,Messinger JD,Garber DW,Anantharamaiah GM,Curcio CA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With Golgi impregnation, a simple amacrine cell type is described in the chick retina. The most relevant morphological feature of these retinal neurons is a single straight, radial trunk which dichotomizes tangentially in a rectilinear expansion in the 5th stratum of the inner plexiform layer (IPL). ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Genis-Galvez JM,Chmielewski CE,Prada FA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the protective effects of passive immunization with virus specific antibody in newborn rabbits inoculated subcutaneously with type 2 herpes simplex virus (HSV-2). Newborn rabbits given anti-HSV-2 antibody intraperitoneally (IP) on days 0, 2 and 4 post infection had smaller herpetic skin lesions and reduced ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Friedlaender RP,Oh JO,Minasi P,Ohashi Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

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：:In earlier experiments on the role of the cytolytic toxin pneumolysin in ocular infections with pneumococcus, we found that a strain carrying a deletion in the gene encoding pneumolysin was considerably less virulent than wild type when tested in an intracorneal model of keratitis in the rabbit. To confirm this result...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Johnson MK,Hobden JA,O'Callaghan RJ,Hill JM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the association between macular pigment optical density (MPOD) and rod-mediated dark adaptation (RMDA) in persons ≥60 years old with normal maculas as determined by an accepted color fundus photography grading system. METHODS:This cross-sectional analysis used baseline data from eyes in the Alabama ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zarubina AV,Huisingh CE,Clark ME,Sloan KR,McGwin G Jr,Crosson JN,Curcio CA,Owsley C

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The pneumococcal capsule is required for pathogenesis in systemic infections, yet reports show most conjunctivitis outbreaks are caused by nonencapsulated pneumococci, while keratitis infections are caused by encapsulated strains. This study aims to determine the effect of capsule in pneumococcal keratitis and ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Norcross EW,Tullos NA,Taylor SD,Sanders ME,Marquart ME

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The prospective study evaluated the effects of optical defocus on kinetic sensitivity using automated kinetic perimetry. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The 17 eyes of 17 healthy young participants were evaluated. All of the participants had myopia (≥ -5.00 D) and mild to no astigmatism (<1.00 D). Automated kinetic peri...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hirasawa K,Shoji N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trabecular meshwork cells from an inbred strain of mice (A/J) were established in tissue culture. Within 1 hour of enucleation, tissue containing the cornea and the chamber angle was excised and placed in tissue culture. Two to five days later, three cell types grew from the explants. Two of these cell types, corneal ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Begley CG,Yue BY,Hendricks RL

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calf gamma-crystallins were separated by preparative flat-bed isoelectric focusing and characterized according to their immunological properties, molecular weights and isoelectric points. Immunologically 4 different groups of gamma-crystallins (gamma 1a-1d-crystallin) could be detected. The main immunological componen...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bours J,Vornhagen R,Herlt M,Rink H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether retinal impairment was affected by age of rats in acute glaucoma model. METHODS:Young adult and aged rats were randomly divided into normal control, 45 mmHg, 60 mmHg and 90 mmHg groups. Intraocular pressures (IOP) of rats were acutely elevated to 45 mmHg, 60 mmHg and 90 mmHg, respectivel...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Tan C,Hu T,Peng MC,Liu SL,Tong JB,Ouyang W,Le Y

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/AIM:Cultured autologous oral mucosal epithelial cells (OMECs) have proven useful in the treatment of ocular surface disorders. This study is the first to investigate the potential of expanding OMEC in a xenobiotic- and serum-free medium using therapeutic contact lenses (CLs) as a substrate and carrier. MATERIA...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Björkblom B,Eidet JR,Utheim TP,Ulltveit-Moe HF,Raeder S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial rapid fall in tear film fluorescence after instilling a 1 microliter drop of fluorophore could be a result of stimulated tear flow or of distribution of the dye throughout the tear fluid present in the conjunctival sac. An attempt was made to decide this by comparing the fall in fluorescence of two differe...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sang NM,Maurice DM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better define the growth requirements for corneal epithelial cells, methods for serum-free culture were established. Sheets of corneal epithelium from eyes of swine and rabbits were obtained by dispase treatment of corneal buttons, and single cells and small clumps were obtained by further dissociation with trypsin...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hackworth LA,Faraji-Shadan F,Schuschereba ST,Bowman PD

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Maintaining the high glutathione (GSH; tripeptide of glutamate, cysteine and glycine) levels in the lens cortex promotes lens health. The role of glutamate/aspartate (Glu/Asp) transporters and the cystine (Cys)/Glu exchanger (Xc(-) exchanger) in maintaining GSH in transformed human lens epithelial cells (SRA 01...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Langford MP,Redens TB,Liang C,Kavanaugh AS,Texada DE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00