Collector Channels: Role and Evaluation in Schlemm's Canal Surgery.

abstract：PURPOSE:Klotho genes are expressed in limited tissues and have been found to be a pathogenic factor of age-related diseases in mammals, but their expressions and functions in human eyes are yet to be defined. This study was performed to investigate the expression of Klotho family genes in human ocular tissues and anter...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zhang Y,Wang L,Wu Z,Yu X,Du X,Li X

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pigmentation of the iris is caused by varying amounts of melanin pigment granula in a constant number of melanocytes in the superficial stroma. Melanin has been shown to act as antioxidant. We have now investigated lipid peroxidation in dependence on stromal pigmentation in isolated porcine irises. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Nau-Staudt K,Nau WM,Haefliger IO,Flammer J

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To compare four visual acuity (VA) scoring termination rules. Methods: A computer simulation generated 30,000 virtual patients who underwent 10 repetitions for each of four termination rules, on both the Snellen and ETDRS charts (2.4 million tests performed in total). Three termination rules focused on the sm...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Mimouni M,Shamir RR,Cohen AD,El-Yaniv R,Cohen MJ,Joskowicz L,Blumenthal EZ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an animal model of retinoblastoma in inbred rats and cultured human adenovirus type 12-induced retinoblastoma-like tumor cells (RAO 188), complement-dependent cytotoxicity was determined by measuring release of 3H-uridine labelled RNA. Sera from rats in which tumors did not grow after adenovirus type 12 inoculat...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Nishida T,Mukai N,Solish SP

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible roles of monocytes and lymphocytes in vitreous fibrosis were examined by injecting various numbers of the peripheral cell types into the rabbit vitreous. Our results indicated that the degree of vitreous fibrosis and the presence of traction retinal detachment corresponded to the number of cells injected....

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Raymond LA,Katakami C,Lipman MJ,Alexander DW,Spaulding AG,Choromokos E,Kao WW

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetrating keratoplasty was the only therapeutic choice for the treatment of corneal endothelial decompensation until the introduction of evolutional endothelial keratoplasties, namely Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Although now...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Okumura N,Koizumi N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Considerable evidence suggests that both axial and peripheral refraction play important roles in eye growth control. The large variability in peripheral refraction seen in adults and children indicates that the peripheral retina is exposed to a wide range of refractive errors. The current lack of appropriate me...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Schmid GF

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the quality of corneal endothelium of precut Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) tissue when transported with and without the anterior lamellar corneal tissue (ALCT) when organ-culture corneal storage methods are used. METHODS:After microkeratome-assisted excision of anteri...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jhanji V,Pollock GA,Mackey AL,Beltz J,Vajpayee RB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogue PMEA [9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl)adenine] is a broad spectrum antiviral agent effective against DNA viruses and retroviruses. It is particularly active against the human immunodeficiency virus and, like other phosphonylmethoxyalkyl derivatives, it also inhibits HSV-1, TK- H...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Maudgal PC,De Clercq E

更新日期：1991-01-01 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:Avascular tissues can be used to identify antilymph- or antihemangiogenic factors. The human sclera-the outer covering layer of the eye, lacks lymphatic vessels and contains only a superficial network of blood vessels and was used here to identify endogenous antiangiogenic factors. METHODS:Expression levels of...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Schlereth SL,Karlstetter M,Hos D,Matthaei M,Cursiefen C,Heindl LM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Post-surgical macular edema is an important clinical problem resulting from breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) after surgery. This study was designed to develop a mouse model of post-surgical BRB breakdown. METHODS:Two 25-gauge needles, one for infusion and one for aspiration, were inserted through t...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Liu H,Demetriades AM,Xiao WH,Campochiaro PA,Vinores SA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 4% epinephrine bitartrate and 0.5% timolol on ocular and optic nerve blood flow were studied in phakic and aphakic rabbit eyes using a radioactive microsphere (85Sr) technique. Either epinephrine or timolol was given topically as eight drops in the hour immediately preceding blood flow measurements (one...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Jay WM,Aziz MZ,Green K

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the effect of glutamate receptor activation/inhibition on the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in retina-specific glial (Müller) cells under experimental conditions of hyperglycemia and hypoxia, two intrinsic pathologic conditions of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS:Purified ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Cervantes-Villagrana AR,Garcia-Román J,González-Espinosa C,Lamas M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a major cause of vision loss in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)/CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) plays a critical role in homing of bone marrow-derived cells (BMCs) to choroidal neovascularization (CNV). In this st...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Zhang ZX,Wang YS,Shi YY,Hou HY,Zhang C,Cai Y,Dou GR,Yao LB,Li FY

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is increasingly recognized as a neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by the accelerated loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons. Impaired axonal transport has been implicated as a pathogenic mechanism in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including glaucoma. The long RGC axon, with its...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fahy ET,Chrysostomou V,Crowston JG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are a family of 9 heparin binding proteins which have been proposed to play key roles in angiogenesis. Basic FGF (bFGF), acidic FGF (aFGF) and FGF5 have previously been demonstrated to be expressed in the normal retina and RPE. In this study, the expression of FGF5 was explo...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kitaoka T,Morse LS,Schneeberger S,Ishigooka H,Hjelmeland LM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is a substantial literature showing that the selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen can block swelling-activated chloride channels, such as those in astrocytes. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that anatomic characteristics consistent with swelling may be measured within the optic nerve he...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Eisner A,O'Malley JP,Incognito LJ,Toomey MD,Samples JR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present the study design and one month's preliminary results of a 2-year randomized trial, Combined Atropine with Orthokeratology (AOK), for myopia control study. Methods: Children aged 6 to <11 years and with 1.00-4.00 D myopia were randomly assigned to AOK group or ortho-k al...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Tan Q,Ng AL,Cheng GP,Woo VC,Cho P

更新日期：2019-06-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was carried out in order to determine the most potent and novel uveitopathogenic sites of recoverin using synthetic peptides. METHODS:Several synthetic peptides containing the recoverin sequence plus adjuvants were injected into Lewis rats, and the uveitopathogenic sequence was defined, clinically, ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ohkoshi M,Abe T,Satoh N,Nakajima A,Sakuragi S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Royal College of Surgeons rat, the migration of phagocytic cells into the subretinal space accompanies photoreceptor cell death during the early stages of retinal dystrophy. These are followed closely by cellular alterations in the retinal pigment epithelium, Müller cells, and outer retinal vessels. We have ide...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Roque RS,Caldwell RB

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Outbreaks of bacterial conjunctivitis have been linked to nontypeable strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae that lack a capsule, a key virulence factor for invasive infections. In contrast, isolates from sporadic, nonoutbreak cases of conjunctivitis were thought to be similar to invasive or nasopharyngeal isolate...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Haas W,Hesje CK,Sanfilippo CM,Morris TW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether or not alpha neoprotein formation can occur in the lens in response to a photolytic process. Alpha crystallin from young calf and aged bovine lenses was irradiated for up to 22 hours with UV light. After cortical alpha crystallin had been irradiated, it completely preserv...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hibino K,Du J,Dillon J,Malinowski K

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombospondins are a family of large multi-domain glycoproteins described as matricelluar proteins based on their ability to interact with a broad range of receptors, matrix molecules, growth factors or proteases, and to modulate array of cellular functions including intracellular signaling, proliferation and migrati...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Masli S,Sheibani N,Cursiefen C,Zieske J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, growth factors are known to phosphorylate tyrosine residues of proteins to regulate cellular functions. We investigated growth factor-dependent phosphorylation of membrane proteins in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. The phosphorylation experiments were done in membrane preparations of ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yoshimura N,Kuriyama S,Iwaki M,Honda Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult albino mice received tritiated thymidine either injected subcutaneously (333 microCi) every 6 hours for up to 36 hours, or administered in their drinking water for up to 74 days (about 45 microCi/day). Tissue sections were examined with autoradiography to determine the distribution of the label. Animals receivin...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： McDonald TF,Green K

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare serum levels of chemerin in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with or without retinopathy, and to investigate the relationship between serum chemerin levels and diabetes retinopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 60 T2DM patients and 20 healthy subjects (control group) were enrolled in this study. ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Du J,Li R,Xu L,Ma R,Liu J,Cheng J,Zhang Z,Sun H

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:We examined jun-B gene expression in the rat retina after a focal retinal injury by in situ hybridization. 30 min after producing a penetrating retinal wound, the retina showed the expression of jun-B mRNA intensively in the inner nuclear layer (INL) and relatively sparsely in the ganglion cell layer. The double-label...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ohki K,Yoshida K,Yamakawa A,Harada T,Matsuda H,Imaki J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00