Aqueous humor cytokine levels in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amblyopia is an important public health problem and standard screening is quite necessary for early diagnosis and treatment especially for the remote areas. As the place of the largest Tibetan population, the Tibetan Plateau has special geographical characteristics such as high altitude, time zone, and eth...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Meng Z,Fu J,Chen W,Li L,Su H,Dai W,Yao Y

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is substantially contributing to the development and worsening of diabetic retinopathy in general and diabetic macular edema (DME) in particular, which provides the rationale to treat DME with corticosteroids. While anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents are mostly chosen as a first-line tr...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Zur D,Iglicki M,Loewenstein A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myopia has become a worldwide public health issue, which is occurring at a younger age, leading to an increased risk of high myopia. Ocular complications associated with high myopia can lead to irreversible vision loss. It is urgent and critical to explore effective treatment to slow or even stop the progres...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Wang S,Wang J,Wang N

更新日期：2020-08-11 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：:L-Timolol (0.4 mg/kg) reduced significantly retinal blood flow (17%), systemic blood pressure (18-20%) and heart rate (28%) in the rabbit. D-Timolol (4.0 mg/kg) increased retinal blood flow slightly (9%) and did not significantly affect systemic blood pressure or heart rate. Since D-timolol is effective in reducing in...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Yan HY,Chiou GC

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Osthole is an agent isolated from Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson and has been used to treat several disorders. Corneal neovascularization is a sight-threatening condition associated with several inflammatory or infectious ocular disorders. In this study, we investigated the anti-angiogenic effects of osthole on c...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Zhang QY,Tao SY,Lu C,Li JJ,Li XM,Jiang Q,Yan B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesize that the differential susceptibility to photic injury among different strains of rat retinas may depend on the levels of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPX) activity, one of the endogenous antioxidant enzymes in the retina. The retinas of four inbred strains of albino rat (Fischer,...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Wang L,Lam TT,Lam KW,Tso MO

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topcon Tokyo manufactured the first series of SL-45 in 1980 and a second in 1982/83, which were completed in Bonn with all technical improvements developed so far. In 1987, the SL-45B was manufactured which included all previously added improvements. To compare both camera types, we carried out a test with 10 voluntee...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Laser H,Berndt W,Leyendecker M,Kojima M,Hockwin O,Cheyne A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The traditional medium for storing corneas in European Eye Banks is Gibco's MEM (Eagle's) with Earle's salts and Hepes containing 2% fetal calf serum, glutamine and antimycotics. Although serum-free MegaCell MEM has been reported to be more suitable for this purpose, it contains components of animal origin that...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Smith VA,Johnson T

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：:HY-1 genotype chick lenses display epithelial hyperplasia and associated lens opacities. Membrane proteins from HY-1 and normal chick lenses were separated by isoelectric focusing, and 45Ca2+ binding capacities were determined. Markedly higher (congruent to 900-fold) binding of 45Ca2+ was observed in high molecular we...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Odeigah PG,Patmore L

更新日期：1985-01-01 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

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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the long-term outcome of trabeculectomy with intra- and postoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) application in glaucoma. METHODS:Eighty-six patients with glaucoma planned for primary trabeculectomy with 5-FU and a minimum follow-up of 3 years were retrospectively analyzed. Success rates, postsurgical 5...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Lindemann F,Plange N,Kuerten D,Schimitzek H,Koutsonas A

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：:Toxoplasma gondii is an extremely successful opportunistic parasite which infects approximately one third of the human population worldwide. The impact of this parasite on human health becomes particularly manifest in congenital damage with infection and subsequent inflammation of neuronal tissues including the retina...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Pleyer U,Schlüter D,Mänz M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional Scheimpflug photography uses slits with a constant width of 80 microns. This parameter limits the resolution as sharp contours are imaged with a basic uncertainty. In order to reduce this basic uncertainty we developed an illumination slit with a width of 20 microns and less, using a green helium-neon las...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Huebscher HJ,Möller DE,Seiler T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether different crush durations or a different fluorogold (FG) injection timing can affect the efficiency of FG retrograde labeling of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the optic nerve (ON) crush model. METHODS:We performed the ON crush in rats with a clip at different durations or a jewel forc...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Huang TL,Huang SP,Chang CH,Lin KH,Sheu MM,Tsai RK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed bleb morphology and the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of trabeculectomy with ologen compared to mitomycin C (MMC) in juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG). METHODS:This is a prospective interventional comparative study conducted on 40 eyes (20 patients) with medically uncontrolled JOA...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： El-Sayyad F,El-Saied HMA,Abdelhakim MASE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:By the release of antiangiogenic factors, Müller glial cells provide an angiostatic environment in the normal and ischemic retina. We determined whether Müller cells produce thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), a known inhibitor of angiogenesis. METHODS:Secretion of TSP-1 by cultured Müller cells was determined w...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Yafai Y,Eichler W,Iandiev I,Unterlauft JD,Jochmann C,Wiedemann P,Bringmann A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of optical defocusing with convex lenses on the amplitudes of pattern reversal visual-evoked response (PVER) were investigated. With the large check size and high-contrast pattern, PVER amplitudes showed a linear decrease in response to initial defocusing up to +5 to +6 dptr. As the degree of defocus incre...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Katsumi O,Hirose T,Sakaue H,Mehta M,Rosenstein RB

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:The aqueous humors of 100 freshly enucleated rabbit eyes were assessed within 10 min postmortem by taking samples in the last stage of corneal dissection following the Dikstein-Maurice procedure. Aqueous levels of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) averaged 58.2 +/- 8.5 mm Hg to give calculated tCO2 and bicarbo...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Doughty MJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Mutations in the PAX6 are the major cause of congenital aniridia. The objective of this study was to analyze genetic mutations in PAX6 in Chinese patients with congenital aniridia. METHODS:Total genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood of the aniridia patients, all healthy family members and 100 healthy...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Luo F,Zhou L,Ma X,He Y,Zou L,Jie Y,Liu J,Pan Z

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Experimental retinal research has gained great importance due to the ophthalmic pharmacotherapy era. An increasing number of drugs are constantly released into the market for the treatment of retinal diseases. In this review, animal species, animal models and toxicity assays in retinal research are discussed. MET...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Penha FM,Rodrigues EB,Maia M,Dib E,Fiod Costa E,Furlani BA,Nunes Moraes Filho M,Dreyfuss JL,Bottós J,Farah ME

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystalline lens capsules of eye bank eyes, intraocular lens (IOL)-inserted eyes and those of monkey and rabbit eyes were observed in vivo and/or in vitro through a specular microscope or Scheimpflug slit images in combination with new image-processing techniques and scanning electron microscopy. Shagreen patterns...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Sasaki K,Kojima M,Hara T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine have been proposed to be a part of the acute phase inflammatory response. They have been shown to be useful markers for cellular kinetics and change with various pathological conditions. The hypothesis that aqueous humor polyamines could be used to follow the time cou...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Wickström K,Lundgren B,Törngren L,Ostberg C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00