abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the upper eyelid kinematics during spontaneous blinking in unilateral paralytic lagophthalmos before and after upper eyelid load with gold weight (GW) or autogenous temporalis fascia (TF) sling. DESIGN:Comparative case series. SUBJECTS:Patients with long-standing unresolved unilateral facial palsy w...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wambier SP,Garcia DM,Cruz AA,Messias A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/AIM OF THE STUDY:The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) and PEX-induced dry eye on central corneal thickness (CCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study consists of total 270 eyes of 135 patients (67 females, 68 males) in total. After excluding the PEX (-) 32 ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Akdemir MO,Kirgiz A,Ayar O,Kaldirim H,Mert M,Cabuk KS,Taskapili M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of retinal vein bypass surgery for induced branch retinal-vein occlusion (BRVO) in the living porcine eye. METHODS:Fifteen minipigs were used in the study. Seven days before vascular surgery, hyaluronidase and plasmin were intravitreally injected for induction of posterior vitreous ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shen LJ,Chen YQ,Cheng D,Zhang C,Jiang L,Hong M,Kang QY

更新日期：2016-01-01 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/AIM:Cultured autologous oral mucosal epithelial cells (OMECs) have proven useful in the treatment of ocular surface disorders. This study is the first to investigate the potential of expanding OMEC in a xenobiotic- and serum-free medium using therapeutic contact lenses (CLs) as a substrate and carrier. MATERIA...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Björkblom B,Eidet JR,Utheim TP,Ulltveit-Moe HF,Raeder S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Maintaining the high glutathione (GSH; tripeptide of glutamate, cysteine and glycine) levels in the lens cortex promotes lens health. The role of glutamate/aspartate (Glu/Asp) transporters and the cystine (Cys)/Glu exchanger (Xc(-) exchanger) in maintaining GSH in transformed human lens epithelial cells (SRA 01...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Langford MP,Redens TB,Liang C,Kavanaugh AS,Texada DE

更新日期：2016-01-01 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:Unstable tear film characterized by shorting of tear break-up time (BUT) is associated with discomfort and dryness in contact lens wearers. The glycocalyx is thought to be crucial in maintaining the wettability and lubrication of the ocular surface. We evaluated the ocular surface glycocalyx in soft contact len...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fukui M,Yamada M,Akune Y,Shigeyasu C,Tsubota K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared the hand-guided Moria Carriazo-Barraquer (CBm) microkeratome with the fully automatic SLc microkeratome for Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK)-lamella preparation and storage, vis-à-vis accuracy, endothelial cell loss (ECL), and lamellar surface roughness (LSR). METHODS...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fuest M,Salla S,Walter P,Plange N,Kuerten D,Flammersfeld A,Hermel M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship between meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and incomplete blinking caused by cranial nerve seven (CN VII) palsy. METHODS:A prospective case series of 60 consecutive patients with unilateral CN VII palsy was evaluated for MGD. According to the House-Brackmann scale, patients were ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Wan T,Jin X,Lin L,Xu Y,Zhao Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to report on the evaluation of corneal nerve fiber density and corneal sensation after accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking on keratoconus patients. METHODS:The study was performed on 30 keratoconus eyes (30 participants: 16 M, 14 F; 17-32 years old) treated with accelerated col...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ozgurhan EB,Celik U,Bozkurt E,Demirok A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the suitablity of commercially available moisture retention eyewear for treating evaporative dry eye. METHODS:Eleven patients with evaporative dry eyes were prescibed moisture retention eyewear for 3 months in addition to regular lubricant eye drops. Frequency and severity of dry eye symptoms, c...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Waduthantri S,Tan CH,Fong YW,Tong L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the potential impact of corneal crosslinking treatment (365 nm ultraviolet (UV)A irradiation with riboflavin) on the material properties of Intracorneal Rings Segments (ICRS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Material properties were studied using FT-IR spectroscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Rings were examined:...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Sideroudi H,Labiris G,Soto-Beobide A,Voyiatzis G,Chrissanthopoulos A,Kozobolis V

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：PURPOSE:To investigate the association of nailfold capillaroscopy, heart rate variability (HRV), and clinical characteristics of glaucoma with the plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) level in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study on 25 patients wit...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Lee NY,Park HY,Park SH,Park CK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantify the impact of posterior cornea on toric IOL calculation accuracy using Placido-topography of anterior corneal surface and Scheimpflug measurements of corneal thickness. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three-hundred seventy-nine non-selected eyes undergoing cataract surgery with non-toric intraocular lens (IO...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Preussner PR,Hoffmann P,Wahl J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress is considered a major factor in the deterioration of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The MAPK ERK1/2 can be activated by oxidative stress, may exert both pro- and anti-apoptotic functions, and has recently been proposed as a major factor in ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Koinzer S,Reinecke K,Herdegen T,Roider J,Klettner A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The prospective study evaluated the effects of optical defocus on kinetic sensitivity using automated kinetic perimetry. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The 17 eyes of 17 healthy young participants were evaluated. All of the participants had myopia (≥ -5.00 D) and mild to no astigmatism (<1.00 D). Automated kinetic peri...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hirasawa K,Shoji N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:RPE65, a retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65-kDa protein, plays a critical role in the visual cycle of the eye. Rpe65(-/-) mice develop vision loss due to a lack of 11-cis-retinal, degradation of M-opsin and mislocalization of S-opsin. Several studies have suggested that 9-cis-β-carotene, a precursor of 9-ci...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Ozaki T,Nakazawa M,Kudo T,Hirano S,Suzuki K,Ishiguro S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the agreement of angular locations of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defect margins in glaucomatous eyes by using red-free fundus photographs and Cirrus high-definition optical coherence tomography (OCT) RNFL deviation and thickness maps. METHODS:We examined 380 RNFL defects that showed clear ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hwang YH,Kim YY,Kim HK,Sohn YH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the morphological changes in the meibomian glands of eyes of patients with dry eye disease using the non-contact infrared meibography system and to assess their relationship with meibomian dropout, signs, and tear-film function. METHODS:Subjects included 264 randomly selected patients (528 eyes) suf...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Feng Y,Gao Z,Feng K,Qu H,Hong J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the morphology of superficial bulbar conjunctival cells collected by impression cytology or by scraping. METHODS:Freshly procured sheep eyes from a slaughterhouse were washed and then conjunctival impression cytology (CIC) samples taken from the nasal aspect of the bulbar conjunctiva on a Biopore Mil...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Doughty MJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：PURPOSE:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in posterior capsule opacification (PCO), but the mechanisms that promote MMP expression are yet to be determined. In this study, we investigated whether type I collagen, which is only detected in aged or cataractous lens capsules, affects the expression and activat...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Shimada A,Miyata Y,Kosano H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A pilot study was conducted to evaluate human corneal epithelial cell shedding in response to wearing a silicone hydrogel contact lens/solution combination inducing corneal staining. The nature of ex vivo collected cells staining with fluorescein was also examined. METHODS:A contralateral eye study was conduct...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Gorbet M,Peterson R,McCanna D,Woods C,Jones L,Fonn D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To generate toxicology profiles of individual drugs on human corneal epithelial cells (HCEC) and compare their in vitro cytotoxicity. METHODS:Monolayer cultures of HCEC were harvested from two human donor eyes. Sunitinib (0.3-10 µg/mL) and Sorafenib (0.3-100 µg/mL), diluted in culture medium (CnT-BM.1, CELLnTE...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Bayyoud T,Hofmann J,Spitzer M,Bartz-Schmidt KU,Yoeruek E

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Membrane-associated mucins (MAMs) play important roles in barrier function and tear stability, and their expression on the ocular surface is altered in dry eye disease. Rebamipide is a mucin secretagogue that promotes the production of mucin-like glycoproteins in human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells. However, t...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Itoh S,Itoh K,Shinohara H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to compare the positive predictive value of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements obtained using Cirrus high-definition optical coherence tomography (Cirrus HD-OCT; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) and spectral OCT/scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) (OPKO...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Koh KM,Jin S,Hwang YH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/AIMS:To evaluate the prognostic factors for the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central subfield macular thickness (CSMT) after vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for diabetic macular edema. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 44 eyes of 35 patients who had undergone vitrectomy with ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Yamada Y,Suzuma K,Ryu M,Tsuiki E,Fujikawa A,Kitaoka T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship between retinal fractal dimensions (Dfs) and retinal circulation, which is impaired in early-stage diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS:Using a laser Doppler velocimetry system, we measured the retinal vessel diameter (D) and blood ve...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Nagaoka T,Yoshida A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to characterize swelling pressure-thickness, swelling pressure-hydration and hydration-thickness relations of porcine cornea. METHODS:Mechanical compression tests and free swelling experiments were performed on porcine cornea. A rheometer (DHR-2, TA Instruments) with a thermally contr...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Hatami-Marbini H,Etebu E,Rahimi A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Abstract Purpose of the Study: Protein tyrosine phosphatase σ (PTPσ) acts as a neuronal receptor for chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs). CSPGs have inhibitory effects on experience-dependent plasticity and usually form lattice-like cell coatings that surround the parvalbumin (PV) interneurons in the v...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Liu H,Xu H,Yu T,Yao J,Zhao C,Yin ZQ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/AIM:To quantitatively analyse the evolution of TUNEL-labeling, after in vivo exposure to UVB. METHODS:Altogether, 16 Sprague Dawley rats were unilaterally exposed in vivo for 15 min to close to threshold dose, 5 kJ/m(2), of ultraviolet radiation in the 300 nm wavelength region. Animals were sacrificed in group...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kronschläger M,Yu Z,Talebizadeh N,Meyer LM,Hallböök F,Söderberg PG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the point-wise relationships between visual field sensitivity (VFS), as measured by standard automated perimetry (SAP), and macular thickness, as determined by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), in patients with glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and six glaucoma subjec...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Kim JM,Sung KR,Yoo YC,Kim CY

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the morphological or functional differences of retina in amblyopia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-one patients with unilateral strabismic, anisometropic or combined amblyopia were included in the study. A control group was composed of 16 normal children. All participants were tested with optical c...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Tugcu B,Araz-Ersan B,Kilic M,Erdogan ET,Yigit U,Karamursel S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of rapamycin on the TNF-α-induced secretion of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 in orbital fibroblasts and its possible mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Orbital fibroblasts were obtained from patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. IL-6 and IL-8 levels were measured by enzyme-l...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Lee WM,Paik JS,Cho WK,Oh EH,Lee SB,Yang SW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare collared silicone punctal plugs to intracanalicular SmartPlugs for the treatment of moderate to severe dry eye. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this prospective, randomized, single blind, clinical study, 30 patients (60 eyes) who had been diagnosed with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome were enrolled. Study ...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Rabensteiner DF,Boldin I,Klein A,Horwath-Winter J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We recently demonstrated that direct subretinal (SR) injection of adeno-associated virus (AAV) type 8 (AAV8) into photoreceptor cells and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a highly efficient model of gene delivery. The current study compared transduction efficiency and expression patterns associated with vari...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Igarashi T,Miyake K,Asakawa N,Miyake N,Shimada T,Takahashi H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal volume (CV) in healthy eyes using swept source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SS-AS-OCT) and other devices. METHODS:Thirty-three healthy right eyes of 33 subjects were investigated. CCT was measured with SS-AS-OCT, rotating Scheimpflug cam...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Fukuda R,Usui T,Miyai T,Mori Y,Miyata K,Amano S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal ulceration may be treated with human amniotic membrane (HAM) while neovascularization remains a common complication of corneal ulceration. As several factors contained within HAM may contribute to reduced corneal scarring, we investigated if HAM may be additionally loaded with bevacizumab and potentiall...

journal_title：Current eye research

authors： Mayer WJ,Grüterich M,Kook D,Sigg W,Kernt M,Messmer EM,Haritoglou C,Kampik A,Wolf A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00