Lens transmission and autofluorescence in renal disease.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) on foveal thickness and macular function in eyes with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with age-related macular degeneration. METHODS:Sixteen eyes with occult CNV and 6 eyes with classic CNV were treated with TTT. Optical coherence tomog...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Ishikawa K,Terasaki H,Kobayashi C,Niwa Y,Piao CH,Ito Y,Kondo M,Miyake Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels are involved in neovascularization repairing after vascular injury in many tissues. However, whether TRPCs play a regulatory role in the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) has rarely been reported. In the present study, we selected TRPC1, 3, and 6 t...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Lang HB,Xie RX,Huang ML,Fang LY,Tang YB,Zhang F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of fluorescein and 6-carboxyfluorescein by normal, diabetic and in vitro glycosylated human serum proteins was analyzed by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, gel filtration and equilibrium dialysis. The absorption spectra of bound fluorochromes showed red shifts and hypochromic changes, and fluoroch...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Rockey JH,Li W

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this work was to describe the optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA) features in paediatric Leber-Coats disease. METHODS:Three children presenting with unilateral, clinically active Leber-Coats disease were evaluated using spectral domain OCT and OCTA. OCT angiograms were analyse...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Fortunato M,Turtoro A,Cennamo G

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The component oxygen fluxes that constitute a single recording of corneal oxygen uptake when a polarographic oxygen sensor (POS) is placed in contact with the cornea were determined in the in vivo rabbit eye by removing the epithelium and injecting an air bubble into the anterior chamber. The relative contribution of ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Holden BA,Sulonen J,Vannas A,Sweeney DF,Efron N

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained with the digital tonometer TGDc-01 'PRA' with those from a Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT). METHODS:The IOP in 176 eyes of 88 healthy volunteers was measured prospectively in a sitting position. One single measurement, generated by the TGDc-01...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Meyer MW,Gockeln R,Hoy L,Meyer A,Erb C

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathology of rainbow trout lenses incubated in various media and at various temperatures was examined by electron microscopy. After incubation at 0 degrees C for 5 h, no changes were observed in transparency and cytology. Irreversible warm cataract occurred at 37 degrees C, which corresponds to the body temperatur...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Uga S,Ishikawa S,Hikida M,Iwata S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation sensitivity functions ( MSFs ) of retinal ganglion cells of the pigeon were determined by recording action potentials from their end branching in the optic tectum as response indicator. The inverse Fourier transformation of a MSF is taken to represent the receptive field sensitivity function approximating t...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Pak MA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) on the outcome of antiangiogenic treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS:Ninety-nine eyes of 83 patients were used in our cohort study. We prospectively evaluated best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Kanadani TCM,Dos Reis Veloso CE,Dorairaj S,Nehemy MB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of bilateral lateral rectus muscle recession (BLR) to treat recurrent exotropia after bilateral medial rectus muscle resection (BMR). METHODS:Twenty-four patients who underwent BLR for recurrent exotropia and were followed up for more than 6 months were included in this retrospective s...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Wang X,Chen X,Liu L

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Dragomirescu et al. [1983] described a 2-chamber flow system for the incubation of lenses with an inserted photometer to measure changes in lens transparency. Mester et al. [1984] applied the method to simulate conditions occurring during vitrectomy, which occasionally leads to reversible lens opacification. Using Sch...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hockwin O,Dragomirescu V,Schwarz B

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：:Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. It is a multifactorial disease primarily associated with oxidative stress produced by free radicals. The protection offered by various antioxidants in cataract development is well established. Polyphenolic compounds present in green tea (Camellia sinensis) are repo...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Gupta SK,Halder N,Srivastava S,Trivedi D,Joshi S,Varma SD

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the effects between intravitreal and periocular injections of adenoviral vectored pigment epithelium-derived factor (AdPEDF) on suppressing established choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in rats. METHODS:Sixty-eight female BN rats (136 eyes) aged 6-8 weeks were involved in this study. The CNV animal...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Yan H,Cui J,Wang Y,Yu Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naphthalene-induced rat cataract is a useful experimental cataract--however, because of its short survival period, studies using this model have been for limited purposes. Based on the consideration that the short survival might be caused by systemic toxicity of an overdose of naphthalene administration (1 g/kg body w...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Nagata M,Murano H,Kojima M,Sasaki K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Weak oxidants produced by activated human leukocytes are proven antimicrobial substances. We tested whether N-chlorotaurine (NCT, taurine chloramine), the chlorinated metabolite of the amino acid taurine, in addition to direct virucidal effects on viral suspensions, has the capability to prevent cell-to-cell ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Huemer HP,Nagl M,Irschick EU

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system for isolation of capillaries from the retina has been adapted to biochemical studies in vitro. Insulin receptors were identified in human and calf retinal blood vessels. Binding of 125I insulin by calf retinal blood vessels takes place through high affinity (low capacity) and low affinity (high capacity) rece...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Cotlier E,Davidson C

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to evaluate the longitudinal changes in retinal layers thickness in patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and no signs of retinal toxicity. METHODS:Longitudinal retrospective study of patients taking hydroxychloroquine followed in a hydroxychloroquine retinal toxicity screening program...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Godinho G,Madeira C,Falcão M,Penas S,Dinah-Bragança T,Brandão E,Carneiro Â,Santos-Silva R,Falcão-Reis F,Beato J

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a local approach to study rabbit lacrimal secretion in situ by administering specific secretagogues directly onto the lacrimal gland (LG). METHODS:After the rabbit has been anesthetized, the inferior bulbar conjunctiva and underlying connective tissue are blunt dissected. A polyethylene tube, for drug d...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Ding C,Rife L,Nakamura T,Wang YW,Kopp K,Schechter JE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Abnormalities in electroretinograms (ERG), such as reduced amplitudes and delayed implicit times of a- and b-wave and oscillatory potentials (OPs), are one of the earliest features of diabetic retinopathy prior to obvious vascular changes in diabetic retinas. We have previously shown that serum levels of advanc...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Maeda S,Matsui T,Ojima A,Suematsu M,Kaseda K,Higashimoto Y,Yamakawa R,Yamagishi S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for microscopical observation and quantification of corneal neovascularization in the living mouse is described. Measurements of the corneal vasculature were made on still-mode video-pictures of the cornea. The validity of the method was shown by the high correlation between the morphometric measurements and ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Falkvoll KH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute corneal permeability change after instillation of benzalkonium chloride (BAC) was evaluated using a newly developed in vivo corneal transepithelial electric resistance (TER) measurement method. METHOD:Corneal TER was measured by Ag/AgCl electrodes placed in the anterior aqueous chamber and on the corne...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Uematsu M,Kumagami T,Kusano M,Yamada K,Mishima K,Fujimura K,Sasaki H,Kitaoka T

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：AIMS:The purpose of this paper was to determine the lacrimal concentration of IL-1α and MMP-9 in patients with active ocular rosacea before and after systemic treatment with azithromycin or doxycycline. METHODS:After 4 weeks of therapy with azithromycin (500 mg/day, 3 days a week PO) or doxycycline (200 mg/day PO), la...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Lam-Franco L,Perfecto-Avalos Y,Patiño-Ramírez BE,Rodríguez García A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular events in the rat conjunctiva were studied at 1, 6 and 24 h following the topical application of leukotriene B4. A significant increase was noted in the number of eosinophils (p less than 0.01) and neutrophils (p less than 0.05) at 1 h and only in eosinophils at 6 h after leukotriene B4 application at the 2-m...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Trocmé SD,Gilbert CM,Allansmith MR,Bloch KJ,Abelson MB

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effect of placing a pneumatic suction ring on intraocular pressure (IOP) in the cat and to design an improved method to generate a stable elevation of IOP. METHODS:A pneumatic suction ring was applied to the eye in cats while the IOP was monitored. Three groups of animals (10 per group) were u...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Li B

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the process of terminal differentiation, the fibre cells in the eye lens undergo many changes that are reminiscent of apoptotic/necrotic changes. Mitochondria, for instance, undergo permeability transition and nuclear degradation is accompanied by chromatin condensation, disintegration of the nucleolus, dissolu...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Dahm R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To propose a new noncontact tonometer based on corneal photoelasticity. METHOD:In this study, we experimented with 18 enucleated porcine eyes. The anterior chamber was infused with a physiological solution. A circular polarizing filter was attached to an ophthalmic surgical microscope. Color fringe changes at ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hwang H,Kim M,Park C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00