abstract：Purpose:We compare the choroidal vascular area between Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD) patients with CYP4V2 mutations, retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients with EYS mutations, and normal controls, and investigate the correlation between choroidal vascular area and associated parameters. Methods:This prospective case-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Hirashima T,Miyata M,Ishihara K,Hasegawa T,Sugahara M,Ogino K,Yoshikawa M,Hata M,Kuroda Y,Muraoka Y,Ooto S,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Pathologic myopia described as myopia accompanied by severe deformation of the eye besides excessive elongation of eye, is usually a genetic heterogeneous disorder characterized by extreme, familial, early-onset vision loss. However, the exact pathogenesis of pathologic myopia remains unclear. In this study, we...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wang B,Liu Y,Chen S,Wu Y,Lin S,Duan Y,Zheng K,Zhang L,Gu X,Hong W,Shao H,Zeng X,Sun B,Duan S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study evaluates the associations of haplotype-tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PARL-ABCC5-HTR3D-HTR3C region with primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), with a view to identify the responsible SNP in this region. Methods:Thirty SNPs from the PARL-ABCC5-HTR3D-HTR3C region were genotype...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tang FY,Ma L,Tam POS,Pang CP,Tham CC,Chen LJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Rapid identification of pathogens causing endophthalmitis may improve treatment outcomes through early administration of species-specific medication. The current study reports a new molecular application of peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH) with Staphylococcus-specific molecular...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Patel N,Miller D,Relhan N,Flynn HW Jr

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine the long-term safety and efficacy of WST-D/near-infrared (NIR) corneal stiffening. Methods:One eye of 23 New Zealand White rabbits was de-epithelialized mechanically followed by topical application of 2.5 mg/mL WST11, combined with dextran-500 (WST-D) for 20 minutes. Subsequently, samples were irr...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Brekelmans J,Goz A,Dickman MM,Brandis A,Sui X,Wagner HD,Nuijts RMMA,Scherz A,Marcovich AL

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Ocular lens fiber cell elongation, differentiation, and compaction are associated with extensive reorganization of cell adhesive interactions and cytoskeleton; however, our knowledge of proteins critical to these events is still evolving. This study characterizes the distribution pattern of neuronal-specific α-...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Maddala R,Rao PV

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study quantified the thickness and depth of the lamina cribrosa (LC) and peripapillary scleral thickness in high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) fluorescent reconstructions of the optic nerve head (ONH) in eyes from donors of African (AD) and European descent (ED). Methods:A total of 64 eyes (45 ED, 19 ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Girkin CA,Fazio MA,Yang H,Reynaud J,Burgoyne CF,Smith B,Wang L,Downs JC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The measurement of achromatic sensitivity has been an important tool for monitoring subtle changes in vision as the result of disease or response to therapy. In this study, we aimed to provide a normative data set for achromatic and chromatic contrast sensitivity functions within a common cone contrast space us...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim YJ,Reynaud A,Hess RF,Mullen KT

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Determine which posterior uveal melanoma (PUM) size classification with three categories has the best prognostic discrimination. Methods:Single-institution study of 424 consecutive patients with PUM. The tumor's largest basal diameter (LBD), smallest basal diameter (SBD), and thickness (TH) were estimated by f...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Skinner CC,Augsburger JJ,Augsburger BD,Correa ZM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease with multifactorial etiology. There is a need to identify clinical features that are harbingers of advanced disease. We evaluated morphologic features of the retina and choroid on optical coherence tomography (OCT) to determine if they predict prog...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ferrara D,Silver RE,Louzada RN,Novais EA,Collins GK,Seddon JM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Conventional full-field flash electroretinography (ERG) yields a single response waveform that can be useful in the early detection and diagnosis of many diseases affecting the retina. It is an objective measurement that probes the entire retina. However, localized areas of dysfunction have relatively small inf...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Derafshi Z,Kunzer BE,Mugler EM,Rokhmanova N,Park DW,Tajalli H,Shetty K,Ma Z,Williams JC,Hetling JR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the effect of the vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) inhibitor RTU-1096 on retinal morphologic changes and ocular inflammation after retinal laser photocoagulation in mice. Methods:C57BL/6JJcl mice were fed a diet containing RTU-1096, a specific inhibitor for VAP-1, or a control diet ad libitum...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Matsuda T,Noda K,Murata M,Kawasaki A,Kanda A,Mashima Y,Ishida S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The activation of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator and its receptor system is associated with retinal diseases. Among peptide inhibitors of this system, UPARANT acts by preventing the onset of pathologic signs of neovascular ocular diseases. We investigated whether systemic UPARANT may act in a therapeu...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Cammalleri M,Locri F,Marsili S,Dal Monte M,Pisano C,Mancinelli A,Lista L,Rusciano D,De Rosa M,Pavone V,Bagnoli P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:We investigated the accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ1-40, Aβ1-42, Aβ1-43) in the lens epithelium of patients with opacification of five different types (cortical cataract [COR]; nuclear cataract [NUC]; posterior subcapsular cataract [PSC]; retrodots [RD]; and water clefts [WC]). Methods:Samples were collected fro...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Nagai N,Mano Y,Otake H,Shibata T,Kubo E,Sasaki H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To discover novel therapies that lower IOP by increasing aqueous humor outflow facility, ex vivo ocular perfusion systems provide a valuable tool. However, currently available designs are limited by their throughput. Here we report the development of a compact, scalable perfusion system with improved throughput...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Zhou EH,Paolucci M,Dryja TP,Manley T,Xiang C,Rice DS,Prasanna G,Chen A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:ISG15, a di-ubiquitin-like protein, is critical for controlling certain viral and bacterial infections. We sought to determine if ISG15 plays a role in corneal innate immunity against Candida albicans (C. albicans) using a C57BL/6 (B6) mouse model of human fungal keratitis. Methods:Scarified corneas of adult B...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dong C,Gao N,Ross BX,Yu FX

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the effect of reducing high glucose (HG)-induced lysyl oxidase (LOX) overexpression and increased activity on retinal endothelial cell apoptosis. Methods:Rat retinal endothelial cells (RRECs) were grown in normal (N) or HG (30 mM glucose) medium for 7 days. In parallel, RRECs were grown in HG me...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kim D,Mecham RP,Trackman PC,Roy S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To give a European regulatory overview of the requirements on and the use of biomarkers or surrogate endpoints in the development of drugs for ocular disease. Methods:Definitions, methods to validate new markers, and circumstances where surrogate endpoints can be appropriate are summarized. Results:The key en...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wickström K,Moseley J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:IFT81, a core component of the IFT-B complex, involved in the bidirectional transport of ciliary proteins, has been recently implicated in syndromic ciliopathies. However, none of the IFT-B core complex proteins have been associated with nonsyndromic retinal dystrophies. Given the importance of ciliary transpor...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Dharmat R,Liu W,Ge Z,Sun Z,Yang L,Li Y,Wang K,Thomas K,Sui R,Chen R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To radiologically examine for the presence of bony remodeling of the orbit in thyroid eye disease (TED). Methods:Computed tomography (CT) scans of 248 orbits of 124 patients with TED and 185 orbits of 138 controls were retrospectively reviewed, and the following parameters measured: the angle of the inferomedi...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Tan NYQ,Leong YY,Lang SS,Htoon ZM,Young SM,Sundar G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Uveitis is a major cause of sight loss across the world. The reliable assessment of intraocular inflammation in uveitis ('disease activity') is essential in order to score disease severity and response to treatment. In this review, we describe how 'quantitative imaging', the approach of using automated analysis...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Denniston AK,Keane PA,Srivastava SK

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to measure change in anterior lamina cribrosa depth (ALD) globally and regionally in glaucoma eyes at different intraocular pressures (IOP). Methods:Twenty-seven glaucoma patients were imaged before and after IOP-lowering procedures using optical coherence tomography. The anterior...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Quigley H,Arora K,Idrees S,Solano F,Bedrood S,Lee C,Jefferys J,Nguyen TD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To review the usefulness of local and systemic inflammatory biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy (DR) to implement a more personalized treatment. Methods:An integrated research (from ophthalmologist and diabetologist point of view) of most significant literature on serum, vitreous, and aqueous humor (AH) biochem...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Vujosevic S,Simó R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To examine the associations between nighttime driving performance of older drivers and photopic, mesopic, and glare-based tests of visual function. Methods:Participants included 26 older drivers (71.8 ± 6.3 years), with minimal or no eye disease, but who reported vision-related nighttime driving difficulties. ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kimlin JA,Black AA,Wood JM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Global analyses using mean deviation (MD) assess visual field progression, but can miss localized changes. Pointwise analyses are more sensitive to localized progression, but more variable so require confirmation. This study assessed whether cluster trend analysis, averaging information across subsets of locati...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gardiner SK,Mansberger SL,Demirel S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Understanding the role of mitochondria in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is relevant to human disease as studies have shown mitochondrial abnormalities in primary open-angle glaucoma patients. This study seeks to determine the effects of the sigma-1 receptor (σ-1r) and its agonists on mitochondrial function in o...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ellis DZ,Li L,Park Y,He S,Mueller B,Yorio T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Our goal was to describe the clinical and molecular genetic findings in Thai patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). Methods:Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed in eight unrelated patients. All genes responsible for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) based on RetNet were selected for analysis. Po...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Jinda W,Taylor TD,Suzuki Y,Thongnoppakhun W,Limwongse C,Lertrit P,Trinavarat A,Atchaneeyasakul LO

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of new viscous cysteamine hydrochloride (CH) eye drops (vCH 0.55%) compared with standard CH 0.10% drops treatment. Methods:This was an open-label, phase III, randomized, two-arm multicenter trial conducted at two centers in France. Cystinosis patients ≥2 ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Liang H,Labbé A,Le Mouhaër J,Plisson C,Baudouin C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the association of microRNA (miRNA) copy number variants (CNVs) with acute anterior uveitis (AAU) with or without ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to assess underlying disease mechanisms. Methods:This study included 768 patients with AAU+AS+ or AAU+AS- and 660 controls from a Chinese Han populati...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Yang L,Du L,Yue Y,Huang Y,Zhou Q,Cao S,Qi J,Liang L,Wu L,Wang C,Ye Z,Tian Y,Kijlstra A,Hou S,Yang P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) has been shown to support the maintenance of experimental filtration blebs in animal models. This study was performed to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the bleb-maintaining effects of SAHA in modulating wound healing activities of conjunctival fibroblasts....

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Futakuchi A,Inoue T,Fujimoto T,Kuroda U,Inoue-Mochita M,Takahashi E,Ohira S,Tanihara H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To validate widefield autofluorescence (AF) in vivo imaging of the retina in mice expressing green fluorescent protein (gfp) in microglia, and to monitor retinal microglia reconstitution in vivo after lethal irradiation and bone marrow transplantation. Methods:Transgenic Cx3cr1gfp/gfp and wildtype Balb/c mice ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kokona D,Schneider N,Giannakaki-Zimmermann H,Jovanovic J,Ebneter A,Zinkernagel M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the chromatic characteristics and intensity-response function of light-induced reflex lacrimation and its correlation with the melanopsin-driven postillumination pupil response (PIPR). Methods:Eleven visually normal participants completed the experiment. Lacrimation was measured in one eye by pl...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Lei S,Goltz HC,Chen X,Zivcevska M,Wong AM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the impact of the rates of change of anterior lamina cribrosa surface depth (ALCSD) and optic nerve head surface depth (ONHSD) on visual field (VF) progression in glaucoma. Methods:One hundred forty-six eyes of 95 glaucoma patients had optical coherence tomography ONH imaging and VF testing at a...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Wu Z,Lin C,Crowther M,Mak H,Yu M,Leung CK

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Prospective treatments for age-related macular degeneration and inherited retinal degenerations are commonly evaluated in the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rat before translation into clinical application. Historically, retinal thickness obtained through postmortem anatomic assessments has been a key outcome ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Ryals RC,Andrews MD,Datta S,Coyner AS,Fischer CM,Wen Y,Pennesi ME,McGill TJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Using quantitative fundus autofluorescence (qAF), we analyzed short-wavelength autofluorescent (SW-AF) rings in RP. Methods:Short-wavelength autofluorescent images (486 nm excitation) of 40 patients with RP (69 eyes) were acquired with a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope equipped with an internal fluoresc...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Schuerch K,Woods RL,Lee W,Duncker T,Delori FC,Allikmets R,Tsang SH,Sparrow JR

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Treatment success in clinical trials for AMD would ideally be aligned to measurable performance in visual tasks rather than imperceptible changes on clinical charts. We test the hypothesis that patients with dry AMD perform worse than visually healthy peers on computer-based surrogates of "real-world" visual se...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Taylor DJ,Smith ND,Crabb DP

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Applying CNGA3 gene augmentation therapy to cure a novel causative mutation underlying achromatopsia (ACHM) in sheep. Methods:Impaired vision that spontaneously appeared in newborn lambs was characterized by behavioral, electroretinographic (ERG), and histologic techniques. Deep-sequencing reads of an affected...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Gootwine E,Abu-Siam M,Obolensky A,Rosov A,Honig H,Nitzan T,Shirak A,Ezra-Elia R,Yamin E,Banin E,Averbukh E,Hauswirth WW,Ofri R,Seroussi E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:During development, the corneal epithelium (CE) and the conjunctiva are derived from the surface ectoderm. Here we have examined how, during development, the cells of these two issues become isolated from each other. Methods:Epithelia from the anterior eyes of chicken embryos were labeled with the fluorescent,...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Kubilus JK,Zapater I Morales C,Linsenmayer TF

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To assess the effect of serous retinal detachment (SRD) on functional and anatomical outcomes in ranibizumab-treated patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods:All consecutive ranibizumab-treated patients with SRD were included in this retrospective study. For each patient with SRD, a patient without ...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Giocanti-Aurégan A,Hrarat L,Qu LM,Sarda V,Boubaya M,Levy V,Chaine G,Fajnkuchen F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) plays a key role in VEGF-induced angiogenesis. The goal of this project was to test the hypothesis that editing genomic VEGFR2 loci using the technology of clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated DNA endonuclease (Cas)9 in St...

journal_title：Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors： Huang X,Zhou G,Wu W,Ma G,D'Amore PA,Mukai S,Lei H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00