Scanning electron microscopy of X-ray-induced cataract in mice on normal and galactose diet.

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish a retinal blood flow database in normal human eyes using the Canon Laser Blood Flowmeter (CLBF). METHOD:Fourteen healthy subjects (7 males, 7 females) between the ages of 24 and 33 underwent birectional laser Doppler velocimetry (BLDV) in one eye using the CLBF. Measurements consisting of blood ve...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Garcia JP Jr,Garcia PT,Rosen RB

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the ability to appreciate qualitative features that indicate disease activity in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to analyze the differences in automated retinal thickness measurement, using 1 time domain optical coherence tomography (TD-OCT) and 2 different spectral...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Querques G,Forte R,Berboucha E,Martinelli D,Coscas G,Soubrane G,Souied EH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The possibility of providing cultured corneal endothelial cells (CECs) for clinical transplantation has gained much attention. However, the worldwide need for human (h) donor corneas far exceeds supply. The pig (p) might provide an alternative source. The aim of this study was to compare the proliferative capac...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Fujita M,Mehra R,Lee SE,Roh DS,Long C,Funderburgh JL,Ayares DL,Cooper DK,Hara H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical and functional findings in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT) combined with epiretinal membrane (ERM) in the same eye. METHODS:In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we studied 65 patients with VMT and ERM. In 36 of them, ERM/VMT had a 'un...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Chatziralli I,Theodossiadis G,Datseris I,Parikakis E,Theodossiadis P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the corneal button of primary penetrating keratoplasty of patients diagnosed with congenital aniridia. The study took place at the Instituto Universitario Barraquer and the Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of cases diagnosed with congenital aniridia was carried out...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Bausili MM,Alvarez de Toledo J,Barraquer RI,Michael R,Tresserra F,de la Paz MF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of quercetin on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced choroidal and retinal angiogenesis in vitro using a rhesus macaque choroid-retinal endothelial (RF/6A) cell line. METHODS:RF/6A cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium contai...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Li F,Bai Y,Zhao M,Huang L,Li S,Li X,Chen Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the possible roles of various cytokines or growth factors in the pathogenesis of exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by comparing aqueous humor levels of 14 cytokines between eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and those with neovascular AMD. METHODS:Forty eyes from 40...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Sakurada Y,Nakamura Y,Yoneyama S,Mabuchi F,Gotoh T,Tateno Y,Sugiyama A,Kubota T,Iijima H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholinergic agents used to lower intraocular pressure in the medical management of glaucoma act on muscarinic receptors in the eye. Recently, subtypes of muscarinic receptors have been recognized in many tissues including the eye. To localize the M3 muscarinic receptor subtype and m3 messenger RNA (mRNA) in the human ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Gupta N,Drance SM,McAllister R,Prasad S,Rootman J,Cynader MS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of corneal tissue for ex vivo therapeutic evaluations is limited due to its rapid loss of viability after excision. Optimization of storage conditions may allow prolonged retention of physical tissue properties. In this study, we evaluated how storage in optimized organ culture (OC) medium at 37°C or phosphate...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Thakur SS,Shrestha D,Rupenthal ID

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effect of single or repeated topical applications of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) to the cornea on the blood-aqueous barrier, we have measured the extent of flare in the anterior chamber of rabbit eyes at various time intervals. PGE2 was applied to the cornea for 4 min with the use of a glass cylinder in pi...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Numata-Watanabe K,Hirata H,Hiraki S,Hayasaka S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a first approach to identify UVA-related alterations in situ of bovine eye lens proteins from the water-soluble and urea-soluble fractions upon aging. The fractions were obtained from irradiated long-term organ culture lenses and analyzed by mini two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. This micropreparative...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Weinreb O,van Rijk FA,Steely HT,Dovrat A,Bloemendal H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low intensity diffuse white fluorescent light (1,000 lx for 2 h) exclusively induced photoreceptor damage in the inferior retina of albino rats; the temporal retina showed extensive damage, whereas the nasal retina revealed threshold lesions prior to recovery. To expand our morphological data, further experiments were...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： de Raad S,Szczesny PJ,Munz K,Remé CE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects, and their reversibility, of multiple oral voriconazole doses on a variety of visual tests in healthy male volunteers. METHODS:Single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study in 36 volunteers who received voriconazole (n=18, 400 mg every 12 h on day ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Zrenner E,Tomaszewski K,Hamlin J,Layton G,Wood N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the mode of riboflavin metabolism in the lens in vivo, the uptake of 14C-labeled riboflavin and synthesis of ester forms from 14C-riboflavin were assayed in the single whole lens of the rats. 14C-riboflavin uptake increased in proportion to the substrate concentration in the incubation medium, reaching a plat...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Ono S,Hirano H

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to know the correlation of a drug with high affinity to melanin in the iris ciliary body with the amount of melanin contained in the iris ciliary tissues, an in vivo study was performed on pigmented rabbits with brown or blue irises and albino rabbits. The melanin concentrations in the iris ciliary bodies of ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Fukuda M,Sasaki K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the possible role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of exogenous prostaglandin (PG) induced aqueous flare elevation, we examined the effect of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an L-arginine analogue acting as a specific inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, on the elevation of aqueous flare in pi...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hiraki S,Zhang XY,Hayasaka S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the binding of peanut-agglutinin (PNA) on porcine corneal tissue, several methods of tissue processing were used. In cryostat sections of postmortem tissue, PNA labeling of epithelial cell membranes was detected. In the stroma, a fibrillar structure parallel to the corneal surface was found. The anterio...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Vogelberg K,Böhnke M,von Domarus D

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vibrating probe detects and measures currents around cells and organs. With its use, it is possible to demonstrate strong outward potassium currents at the equator of the lens and strong inward sodium currents at the optical poles. The addition of microelectrodes to the system permits one to define the nature of t...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Patterson JW

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is one of the major vision-threatening causes worldwide. Searching for an individualized therapeutic strategy to prevent its progress is challenging. OBJECTIVE:This work aimed to investigate the association of angiogenesis-inducer vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene fa...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Abdelghany AA,Toraih EA,Mohamed AA,Lashine RM,Saleh MH,Nafie MS,Fawzy MS

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular recordings were performed on electrophysiologically identified achromatic neurons of the photosensitive pineal organ of the frog. The effects of iontophoretically applied aspartate and glutamate as well as one aspartate antagonist (D-alpha-aminoadipate) were observed on spontaneous activity and light-evo...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Meissl H,George SR

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of inhibition of both glutathione synthesis and of glutathione reductase and catalase activities have been determined in the regulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the anterior chamber of pigmented rabbits. Glutathione reductase inhibition using intravitreal 1,3-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Costarides AP,Riley MV,Green K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pineal organ of the pike is a functional photoreceptive organ in which a multiplicity of the cells of the receptor line (CRL i.e. typical and modified photoreceptors) was demonstrated. The CRL appeared to be (i) regionally distributed, (ii) photosensitive, and (iii) responsible for the storage of various indoles (...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Falcón J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic macular edema is a common condition frequently encountered by ophthalmologists. In this piece we briefly review its definition, pathogenesis, clinical aspects, imaging, and treatment. ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Moisseiev E,Loewenstein A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility of a new technique for the implantation of ultrathin substrates containing stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells into the subretinal space of retina-degenerate Royal College of Surgeon (RCS) rats. METHODS:A platform device was used for the implantation of 4-µm-t...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hu Y,Liu L,Lu B,Zhu D,Ribeiro R,Diniz B,Thomas PB,Ahuja AK,Hinton DR,Tai YC,Hikita ST,Johnson LV,Clegg DO,Thomas BB,Humayun MS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of hyperthermia on the healing process of experimental Pseudomonas corneal ulceration (PCU). Hartley guinea pigs were used to develop animal models of PCU. As a heat source, disposable chemical pocket warmers were applied. The healing process of PCU was compared between the heat-treated cor...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Nanbu PN,Wakabayashi T,Yamashita R,Hayashi H,Hisano S,Oshika T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut microbiome has important physiological functions and plays an indispensable role in the human body. Currently, there are an increasing number of studies revealing the close correlation between dysbiosis of the gut microbiome and a variety of autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune uveitis. This brief review ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Fu X,Chen Y,Chen D

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined 304 conjunctiva in 152 subjects by clinical, cytologic, and bacteriologic methods. Bacteriologic samples were evaluated after a 48-hour incubation. Bacterial growth was found in 8 (20.5%) of 39 patients with clinically normal conjunctiva and no polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), and in 8 (61.5%) of 13 su...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Ugomori S,Hayasaka S,Setogawa T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is essential that intraocular pressure (IOP) be reduced in glaucoma treatment, it is also vitally important to provide sufficient blood flow to eye tissues so that healthy visual field is maintained. It is possible for an agent to reduce IOP and blood supply to the eye. In that case, glaucoma appears to be...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Chiou GC,Yan HY

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine the effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)/acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) on human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) during oxidative stress. HLECs were exposed to H2O2 in the absence or presence of indomethacin, diclofenac, celecoxib (NSAIDs) or ASA for 24 h. HLECs were a...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Petersen A,Carlsson T,Karlsson JO,Zetterberg M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal models are indispensable for pharmaceutical investigations. However, investigators often have difficulty choosing the appropriate modal for their research. To provide a comprehensive and convenient source of information about animal models of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), the current review sorted and ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hou H,Nudleman E,Weinreb RN

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00