Equine recurrent uveitis--a spontaneous horse model of uveitis.

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 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：:The purpose of this study was to determine the expression of metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in the aqueous humour of patients with exfoliation syndrome (XFS). XFS and control samples were analysed for their MMP content by zymography and for their tissue inhibitors by ELISA. In XFS eyes, ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Gartaganis SP,Georgakopoulos CD,Mela EK,Exarchou A,Ziouti N,Assouti M,Vynios DH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The refractive indices in various rat retinal layers, based on the total dry mass concentration, ranged from 1.369 to 1.385. The ratios of the refractive indices of neighboring retinal layers were near unity. This finding suggests that light passes through the rat retina without much refraction. ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Chen E

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The pathogenesis of Behçet's disease (BD) may be related to excessive production of reactive oxygen species, activated neutrophils, and T lymphocytes. The goal of this prospective study was to investigate whether there is any relationship among the oxidant/antioxidant system and nitric oxide (NO) and malondia...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Aydin E,Sögüt S,Ozyurt H,Ozugurlu F,Akyol O

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indirect measurement in vivo of nuclear color of 64 cataractous eyes was made using a method of image analysis of photographed lenses developed by the authors. The grade of yellow of lens color was characterized by its dominant wavelength and excitation purity in the CIE chromaticity diagram. The differences were smal...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Sasaki K,Hiiragi M,Sakamoto Y,Shibata T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of reepithelialization of the rabbit cornea, receiving isotonic NaCl solution and acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) solution at 10 and 20% concentrations, following a superficial epithelial ulcer was studied by fluorescein staining, photography and light microscopy. Acetylcysteine solution does not seem to retard nor...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Petroutsos G,Guimaraes R,Giraud JP,Renard G,Pouliquen Y

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tear hyperosmolarity is known to cause ocular surface inflammation in dry eye syndrome. Benzalkonium chloride (BAK), an eyedrop preservative, is known to induce dry eye in long-term-treated patients. Analyzing the modulation of the proinflammatory potential of hyperosmolarity in the presence of BAK on the conjunctiva ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Warcoin E,Clouzeau C,Roubeix C,Raveu AL,Godefroy D,Riancho L,Baudouin C,Brignole-Baudouin F

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：PURPOSE:To investigate the association between retinal neovascularization and the CC chemokine receptor-3 (CCR3) in a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). METHODS:An OIR model in C57BL/6J mice was used as a retinal neovascularization model. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to evaluate the...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hirahara S,Nozaki M,Ohbayashi M,Hasegawa N,Ozone D,Ogura Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the 1-year progression of retinal thickness (RT) increase occurring in eyes with subclinical macular edema in type 2 diabetes. METHODS:Forty-eight type 2 diabetic eyes/patients with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR; levels 20 and 35 in the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy St...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Tejerina AN,Vujosevic S,Varano M,Egan C,Sivaprasad S,Menon G,Massin P,Verbraak FD,Lund-Andersen H,Martinez JP,Jurgens I,Smets E,Coriat C,Wiedemann P,Ágoas V,Querques G,Holz FG,Nunes S,Alves D,Neves C,Santos T,Ri

更新日期：2015-01-01 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 influence of nonselective and selective alpha-adrenergic agonists on intraocular pressure (IOP) was studied in isolated arterially perfused rabbit eyes. Drugs were given intra-arterially or topically. With either route of administration, no initial hypertensive phase was observed after l-epinephrine, l-norepinephr...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： van Pinxteren PC

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of topical neutral formaldehyde on the blood-aqueous barrier of the rat was studied. Thirty minutes after irritation, the protein concentration of the aqueous humour had increased from the control value of 1.95 +/- 0.25 to 2.95 +/- 0.45 mg/ml (p less than 0.05). Extravasation of Evans blue dye from the iris...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Krootila K,Uusitalo H,Lehtosalo JI,Palkama A

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:In order to investigate the combined influence of age and light, the b-wave and oscillatory potentials (OPs) of the electroretinogram (ERG) were recorded in 1.5-, 7- and 12-month-old WAG/Rij rats, reared under homogenous low-intensity cyclic light exposure. Wistar albino rats of the same ages, reared under the same co...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Cillino S,Guarneri R,Guarneri P,Pennica C,Chichi G,Piccoli F,Ponte F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic progressive optic neuropathy, leading to degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and characteristic morphological changes at the optic disc. In advanced stages of the disease, functional tests, such as standard automated perimetry (SAP), are the main diagnostic too...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Leisser C,Palkovits S,Hirnschall N,Georgiev S,Findl O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of C constant for ray tracing-assisted intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in the patients with different refractive power, we compared the refractive outcome of ray-tracing method based on C constant and conventional IOL calculation formula. METHODS:215 eyes which underwent phaco...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Chang P,Zhang F,Wang J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-04-20 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：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：:Cannabinoid receptor involvement in the intraocular-pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of the cannabinoids has not been determined. These receptors bind four structural classes of agonists: the classical and the nonclassical cannabinoids, the aminoalkylindoles and the arachidonylethanolamides (the endogenous ligands). We ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hodges LC,Reggio PH,Green K

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：: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

abstract：:The eyes of 200 rats (Mol:SPRD, Moellegaard Ltd., Skensvet, Denmark), 8 weeks of age and of both sexes, were examined routinely with a photo-slitlamp microscope (Zeiss) and opthalmoscope (Heine) 3-4 times in the course of four different 12-week toxicity studies. The animals were kept under constant lighting conditions...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Wegener A,Jochims K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using cuprolinic blue staining, we histochemically examined the ultrastructural localization of proteoglycans in the fibrous-type human posterior capsule opacification. This capsule opacification contained proteoglycans that showed positive staining with cuprolinic blue. Many cuprolinic-blue-positive filaments were pr...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Ishibashi T,Araki H,Sugai S,Tawara A,Inomata H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To evaluate the safety of suramin compared with mitomycin-C (MMC) as an adjunctive agent in trabeculectomy by determining its ciliary body toxicity at predetermined effective dosages in rabbit eyes. METHODS:Thirty-two New Zealand albino rabbits received either suramin (200, 300, 400, or 800 mg/ml) or M...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Cetinkaya A,Akman A,Take G,Bilezikci B,Akova YA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autofluorescence and transmission values of the lens for blue-green light were determined at two locations with the use of identical fluorophotometers: in Coimbra, Portugal, in 44 healthy controls, 15 haemodialysis and 11 renal failure patients, and in Leiden, The Netherlands, in 57 healthy controls, 23 haemodialysis ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： van Wirdum E,Mota MC,van Best JA,Leite E,Kappelhof JP,Faria de Abreu JR,Paul LC,Freitas Martins J,Oosterhuis JA,Marques A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dry eye is the most prominent pathology among those involving the ocular surface: a decrease of the aqueous (less frequent) or the lipid (more frequent) component of the tear film is the cause of the diminished stability of tears that is observed in this pathology. Dry eye shows a clear distribution linked to both sex...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Rusciano D,Pezzino S,Olivieri M,Cristaldi M,Gagliano C,Lupo G,Anfuso CD

更新日期：2018-01-01 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