Assessment of patient satisfaction following external versus transcanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy with a diode laser and evaluation if change in quality of life after simultaneous bilateral surgery in patients with bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstructio

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the effect of diamidines (hexamidine-diisethionat (HD), propamidin-isethionate (PD), dibromopropamidine-diisethionat (DD)), and biguanides (polyhexamethylen biguanid (PHMB), chlorhexidine (CH)) on human corneal epithelial cell, keratocyte and endothelial cell viability, proliferation, and migration, ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shi L,Stachon T,Seitz B,Wagenpfeil S,Langenbucher A,Szentmáry N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy is a serious complication of retinal detachment surgery in which retinal pigment epithelial cells abnormally proliferate within the vitreous cavity and under the retinal surface. Octreotide acetate, a somatostatin analog, has been shown to inhibit the cellular proliferation of a ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Luo Q,Peyman GA,Conway MD,Woltering EA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) and subjective function in early age-related maculopathy (ARM). METHODS:Seventeen subjects with early ARM with visual acuity (VA) of 6/12 or better and 20 age-matched control subjects were examined. We assessed mfERGs, high and low contrast distance VA, n...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Feigl B,Brown B,Lovie-Kitchin J,Swann P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the tissue blood flow in the neuroretinal rim of the optic disk and macula after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery. METHODS:Tissue blood flow in the neuroretinal rim of the optic disk and macula was measured with the Heidelberg retina flowmeter in 53 eyes of 53 patients who had und...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sato EA,Shinoda K,Kimura I,Ohtake Y,Inoue M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pseudoexfoliation (PXF) is a microfibrillopathy involving disordered elastogenesis. Abnormal extracellular matrix (ECM) production underlies the pathophysiology of PXF. The enzyme Lysyl oxidase (LOX) and its isoforms are known to cross-link the elastin and collagen. Though the etiopathogensis of PXF is not well...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gayathri R,Coral K,Sharmila F,Sripriya S,Sripriya K,Manish P,Shantha B,Ronnie G,Vijaya L,Narayanasamy A

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：PURPOSE:To optimise the high efficiency, non-viral transfer of DNA to retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in vitro. METHODS:A mammalian expression vector (pcDNA3.1) containing a firefly luciferase (luc) cDNA was used to transfect RPE cells using different chemical methods; calcium phosphate, DEAE-dextran and, lipos...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Abul-Hassan K,Walmsley R,Boulton M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether zeaxanthin, the predominant carotenoid pigment of the macular pigments in human retina, provides neuroprotection against retinal cell damage. METHODS:We used in vitro cultured retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), specifically RGC-5, an E1A virus-transformed rat cell line. Cell damage was induc...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Nakajima Y,Shimazawa M,Otsubo K,Ishibashi T,Hara H

更新日期：2009-04-01 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:Phagocytosis of rod outer segments (ROS) is an important function of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Since the details of the process are not fully known, we studied effects of cytokines produced by RPE and photoreceptor cells on phagocytosis of ROS by rat RPE cells. METHODS:RPE cells were isolated and...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hayashi A,Nakae K,Naka H,Ohji M,Tano Y

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure the cell size and cell density in five layers of the central cornea in the widely used inbred C57BL/6 mouse strain using in vivo three-dimensional (3D) two-photon (2PH) imaging. METHODS:Corneas were scanned using a 2PH laser scanning fluorescence microscope after staining with plasma membrane stain ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zhang H,He S,Liu S,Xie Y,Chen G,Zhang J,Sun S,Liang D,Wang L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calpains are calcium-activated proteinases which have been implicated in tissue differentiation and degeneration. The aims of the present study were: (1) to determine the relationship between postnatal age and calpain activity in the rat retina; (2) to test if calpain activity was aberrant in the RCS retina at differe...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Azarian SM,Williams DS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birefringence variations, seen as regularly spaced altering light and dark rings (bands), have been observed along the length of unfixed, freshly isolated rod outer segments (ROS) of both Rana pipiens and Xenopus laevis. In our hands, the spatial frequency of the banding pattern is from 1.3-1.6u/band in Rana pipiens a...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Andrews LD,Mackenzie JM Jr,Basinger SF

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal aqueous humor contains a variety of soluble immunosuppressive factors, including transforming growth factor-beta, alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone, and vasoactive intestinal peptide. These factors are largely the secretory products of parenchymal cells of the iris and ciliary body. TGF beta has recently...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Streilein JW,Wilbanks GA,Taylor A,Cousins S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Experiments were performed to evaluate the effect of various pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines on the human fetal retinal pigment epithelium's (HFRPE) expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and costimulatory molecules. METHODS:Pure cultures of HFRPE cells were isolated. HFRPE cells were incuba...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Farrokh-Siar L,Rezai KA,Palmer EM,Patel SC,Ernest TJ,van Seventer GA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose/Aim: To determine the associations among socioeconomic factors, delay in management, and high-risk histopathologic features in eyes primarily enucleated for retinoblastoma. Materials and Methods: A single-site survey was conducted from January 2016 through January 2018. Eyes primarily enucleated for unilateral...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Xiao W,Ye H,Zeng H,Tang L,Chen R,Gao Y,Mao Y,Yang H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have either introduced into the vitreous space or perfused through the anterior chamber of macaque monkey eyes two anionic tracers, anionic ferritin (AF) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and a cationic probe, cationic ferritin (CF). We have observed that the anionic molecules, but not the cationic one, are transpor...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Raviola G,Butler JM

更新日期：1985-04-01 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:Acyclovir has been shown to be effective in preventing recurrent herpes simplex virus lesions of the genitalia and oral labia. The purpose of the current study was to determine the effect of acyclovir on the appearance of infectious virus in the peripheral nervous system and in an end organ, the eye. MATERIALS...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gebhardt BM,Kaufman HE,Hill JM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid-induced ocular hypertension has been demonstrated in both animals and humans. It is possible that glucocorticoid-induced changes in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells are responsible for this hypertension. In order to elaborate further the effect of glucocorticoids on the trabecular meshwork, the ultrastruc...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wilson K,McCartney MD,Miggans ST,Clark AF

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：:Cytoskeletal and membrane proteins were isolated from respectively the urea-soluble and urea-insoluble fractions of the squid lens. The main cytoskeletal polypeptide has a molecular weight (63000) and an amino acid composition similar to those of vertebrate intermediate filament proteins, including mammalian lens vime...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Siezen RJ

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/AIM:We aimed to characterize the connective tissue microanatomy, elastin abundance, and fiber orientation in the human optic nerve sheath, also known as the optic nerve dura mater, for correlation with its biomechanical properties. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seven whole human orbits aged 4-93 years, and five isolat...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Le A,Shin A,Park J,Poukens V,Demer JL

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of repeated exposures to UV-A (335 nm) and UV-B (305 nm) radiation on the crystalline lens were studied by treating cultured bovine lenses daily or weekly. The effects of irradiation on lens optical quality were monitored using an automated scanning laser system that records both relative transmittance and...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Stuart DD,Cullen AP,Sivak JG,Doughty MJ

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：: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：: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:To investigate the antiproliferative effects of the subconjunctival injection of human RAD50 (hRAD50) on fibroblasts after glaucoma filtering surgery. METHODS:After glaucoma filtering surgery in normal rabbit eye, the subconjunctival injection of hRAD50 was performed. Morphologic changes in the subconjunctival...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yoon KC,Yang KJ,Seo JS,Lee SE,Heo T,Chun BJ,Jung S,Kim KK,Ahn KY

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：: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