Cholesterol content of focal opacities and multilamellar bodies in the human lens: filipin cytochemistry and freeze fracture.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this work was to compare the efficacy of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) and intravitreal ranibizumab (Lucentis) in the treatment of macular edema (ME) caused by retinal vein occlusion (RVO). METHODS:Thirty-two ME cases treated with Ozurdex and 32 ME cases treated with ranibizumab we...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Gu X,Yu X,Song S,Dai H

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:We examined the density and morphology of lens epithelial cells (LECs) in vivo in a group of normal volunteers and cataract patients by using a newly developed noncontact specular microscope. There was a statistically significant decrease in the cell density of LECs in a group of cataract patients over the age of 80 y...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Oharazawa H,Ibaraki N,Matsui H,Ohara K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic changes in the rabbit lens have been studied by means of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. These changes have been induced by prolonged topical treatment with dexamethasone. Our results demonstrate an increase in sorbitol, sorbitol-3-phosphate, fructose-3-phosphate, glycerol-3-phosphate and glucose-6-...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Pescosolido N,Miccheli A,Manetti C,Iannetti GD,Feher J,Cavallotti C

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：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 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：:Chloroquine retinopathy was produced experimentally in the eye of the albino corydoras (one of the tropical fish) by daily administration of chloroquine (0.1 mg per os). The enucleated eyes were examined from the 14th day to 3 months after the beginning of drug administration under light and electron microscopy. The f...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Matsumura M,Ohkuma M,Tsukahara I

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In corneal organ culture, a contamination of sterile culture media with endotoxin is frequently found. Thus, we investigated if the presence of endotoxin affects the viability of cultured porcine corneal endothelial cells. Endotoxin in high concentrations caused morphological cell changes in porcine corneal endothelia...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Sobottka Ventura AC,Engelmann K,Böhnke M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid peroxidation was induced with porcine retinal homogenates using ferric iron or UV light. A number of lipid and aqueous-soluble antioxidants were tested and their protective effects measured after 60 min of exposure. The iron system produced up to 5 times more lipid hydroperoxides as quantified by the fluorescenc...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hiramitsu T,Armstrong D

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and extension of fibrovascular or fibroglial membranes onto the retinal surface are a major cause of visual loss in diabetic patients with proliferative retinopathy and in patients suffering from retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy. The pathogenesis of these proliferative diseases, ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Fredj-Reygrobellet D,Baudouin C,Nègre F,Caruelle JP,Gastaud P,Lapalus P

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：: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：: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 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：: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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:It has been suggested that eye makeup could interact with human meibum causing a decrease in the stability of the tear film. The aim of this pilot study was to measure makeup-human meibum interactions in vitro. METHODS:Human meibum-makeup interactions were quantified by measuring order-to-disorder lipi...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hunter M,Bhola R,Yappert MC,Borchman D,Gerlach D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and prostacyclin levels in the vitreous bodies of 5 eyes of patients with diabetic retinopathy complicated by rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and compared them with the corresponding levels in 9 nondiabetic eyes with the same condition as well as with 10 control eyes of dece...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Naveh N,Belkin M,Ben-Chaim O,Weissman C,Treister G

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:The activities of sialyl-, fucosyl- and galactosyltransferase were measured in membrane preparations from bovine eyes. Radioactive sugars from CMP-N-neuraminic acid, GDP-fucose and UDP-galactose were incorporated into the endogenous and exogenous acceptors. The enzymatic activities of all three glycosyltransferases we...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Unoki K,Uehara F,Muramatsu T

更新日期：1990-01-01 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 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：: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：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：:This study examined and characterized the distribution and kinetics of the inflammatory cell response to pseudomonas ocular challenge in susceptible C57BL/6J and resistant DBA/2J mice. Initially, in the cornea, the number of neutrophilic leukocytes (PMNs), macrophages/monocytes or lymphocytes was 2-2.5 times greater i...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Hazlett LD,Zucker M,Berk RS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Staphylococcus epidermidis is considered a commensal bacterium; however, it is frequently isolated from ocular infections showing a multidrug resistance. Ciprofloxacin-resistant strains have been isolated from ocular infections; however, resistance to quinolone, such as gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin, is not often ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Betanzos-Cabrera G,Juárez-Verdayes MA,González-González G,Cancino-Díaz ME,Cancino-Díaz JC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The turnover and migration of synthesized glycoproteins in the cultured retinal pigment epithelium have been studied. Quantitative study indicated that half-time of 3H-fucosylglycoproteins was 11.6 days. Autoradiography was performed several times after incubation of 3H-fucose. Retinal pigment epithelium constantly sy...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Entani S,Yoshimura N,Chihara E,Tsukahara I

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Corneal epithelial defects may heal slowly in patients with diabetes, limbal stem cell deficiency, extensive chemical burns or anesthetized corneas. Studies have shown that erythropoietin, a glycoprotein hormone that promotes red blood cell proliferation and inhibits apoptosis of erythroid progenitors, m...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Livny E,Livnat T,Yakimov M,Masoud M,Weinberger D,Bahar I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine melanocortin receptor (from MC-1 to MC-5) mRNA and the effect of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) on interleukin 8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) expression in a human retinal pigment epithelial cell line (ARPE-19) stimulated with IL-1beta or tumor necrosis factor a...

journal_title：Ophthalmic research

authors： Cui HS,Hayasaka S,Zhang XY,Chi ZL,Hayasaka Y

更新日期：2005-09-01 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