简介:AIM:ToinvestigatetheeffectofintravitrealinjectionofDL-alpha-aminoadipicacid(DL-α-AAA)onocularrefractivestateandretinaldopamine,transforminggrowthfactor-β2(TGFβ2),vasoactiveintestinalpolypeptide(VIP)inguineapigform-deprivedmyopia.METHODS:Four-week-oldpigmentedguineapigswererandomlyassignedto4groups:normalcontrol,deprivation,deprivationplusDL-α-AAA,deprivationplussaline.Formdeprivationwasinducedwiththeself-madetranslucenteyeshields,andlastedfor14days.8μgDL-α-AAAwasinjectedintothevitreouschamberofdeprivedeyes.Thecornealradiusofcurvature,refractionandaxiallengthweremeasured.Retinaldopaminecontentwasevaluatedbythehigh-performanceliquidchromatographywithelectrochemicaldetection,andTGFβ2andVIPproteinweredetectedbyWesternblotting.RESULTS:Fourteendaysofeyeocclusioncausedtheaxiallengthtoelongateandbecomemyopicintheform-deprivedeyes,withthedecreaseofretinaldopamineandtheincreaseofTGFβ2andvasoactiveintestinalpolypeptide(VIP)protein.IntravitrealinjectionofDL-α-AAAcouldinhibitthemyopicshiftfrom(-3.65±1.06)Dto(-1.48±0.63)D,P<0.01duetogogglesoccludingandcausethedecreaseofretinalTGFβ2proteininthedeprivedeyes.However,intravitrealinjectionofDL-α-AAAhadnosignificanteffectonretinaldopamineandVIPproteinindeprivedeyes.RetinalTGFβ2proteincorrelatedhighlywiththeocularrefraction(y=-3.34+0.31/x,F=74.75,P<0.001)andaxiallength(y=8.39-0.02/x,F=48.32,P<0.001)indifferenttreatmentgroups.·CONCLUSION:IntravitrealinjectionofDL-α-AAAiseffectivelyabletosuppressthedevelopmentofformdeprivationmyopia,whichmaybeassociatedwithretinalTGFβ2proteininguineapigs.
简介:AIM:ToevaluatetheeffectofCollagencross-linkingonthepreventionofmeltinginrabbitcorneasafteralkaliburn.·METHODS:TwentyNewZealandwhiterabbitswererandomlydividedintomodelcontrolgroupandcollagencross-linkingtreatmentgroup.Thesecondgroupofrabbitsreceivedcollagencrosslinkedtreatment.Bothgroupswereappliedwithantibioticeyedropstopreventinfection.Thecorneaswereevaluatedformelting,opacity,pathologicalandimmunohistochemistry,recordthechangeswhen28daysaftertheanimalswerekilled.·RESULTS:Inthecontrolgroup,6outof8rabbitsshowedcornealmeltingafterinjury(14±4)days,whiletwocornealperforated.Incollagencross-linkingtreatmentgroup,onerabbitshowedcornealmeltingafterinjury23days,withoutcornealperforation;cornealdissolutionratebetweenthetwogroupswassignificantlydifferent(P<0.05).Pathologicalexaminationsuggestedthatinthetreatmentgroup,mildcornealedema,milddamagetocollagenfibers,inflammatorycellinfiltrationwassignificantlylessthanthecontrolgroup.Immunohistochemistryshowedthatcornealcollagenfibersarrangedinneatrowsinthecontrolgroup.·CONCLUSION:Collagencross-linkingtreatmentnotonlycanpreventanddelaythecornealmeltingafteralkaliburn,butalsocanreducethedestructionofcornealcollagenfibersandinfiltrationofinflammatorycellsinthecornealtissue.
简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheeffectsandsafetyofphacoemu-lsification(Phaco)orsmall-incisionextracapsularcataractsurgery(SICS)andintraocularlens(IOL)implantationforagedpatients.METHODS:Totally137agedpatients(149eyes)underwentcataractoperationinthecaseofstablesystemiccondition,thebloodpressurelessthan160/95mmHg,bloodglucoselessthan8mmol/L,andunderthehelpofelectrocardiogramsurveillancebyanesthesiologistsduringtheoperation.106agedpatients(114eyes)underwentPhacowhile31agedpatients(35eyes)underwentSICS.Thepostoperativevisualacuity,cornealendothelialcellloss,surgerytimeandmajorcomplicationswereobservedandanalyzedretrospectively.RESULTS:Thebest-correctedvisualacuity(BCVA)of≥0.6wasachievedin135eyes(92.6%)at1monthpostoperatively(χ2=259.730,P<0.001).Foragedpatients,bothPhacoandSICScouldsignificantlyimprovevisualacuitywithnosignificantdifference(χ2=4.535,P>0.05).Postoperativecornealendothelialcelllosswas18.6%,inPHACOgroup,theratewas18.5%;inSICSgroup,theratewas19.0%,thedifferenceofwhichwasnosignificant(χ2=0.102,P>0.05).Thesurgerytimewasdifferentintwogroups.Noseverecomplicationsoccurred.CONCLUSION:BothPhacoandSICScombinedwithIOLimplantationforagedpatientsareeffectiveandsafe.Beforesurgery,detailedphysicalexaminationshouldbeperformed.Whenthesystemicconditionisstable,cataractsurgeryforagedpatientsissafe.
简介:·AIM:Toreportvariousocularinjuriescausedbydurianfruit.·METHODS:Threecasesofocularinjuriesweredescribedinyoungpatients,duetoaccidentalfallofdurianfruitontheforeheadandface,whiletheyweretakingrest/sleeping/playingundertheduriantree.·RESULTS:Theocularinjuriesobservedwerelaceratinginjuryofcorneawithirisincarceration,hyphema,superficialpenetratinginjuryofscleraandanglerecessionglaucomaintherighteyeoffirstpatient;laceratinginjuryofcorneawithirisprolapseinthelefteyeofsecondpatient;subconjunctivalhaemorrhage,traumaticmydriasisandsuperficialpenetratinginjuryofsclera,commotionretinopathyandmacularedemainthelefteyeofthirdpatient.Visionimprovedtonormalinalltheeyesfollowingsurgical/medical/opticaltreatment.·CONCLUSION:Evidenceofpenetratinginjury(becauseofthorns)andbluntinjury(becauseofweight)canbeseenintheeyeswhendurianfruitfallsontheface.Visioncanberecoveredfullywithimmediateandappropriatetreatmentinthesecases.Theocularinjuriescanbepreventedbyeducatingthepublictowearprotectivemetalframewidegogglesandnottosleep/takerestundertheduriantree.
简介:Oculardrugtransportbarriersposeachallengefordrugdeliverycomprisingtheocularsurfaceepithelium,thetearfilmandinternalbarriersoftheblood-aqueousandblood-retinabarriers.Oculardrugdeliveryefficiencydependsonthebarriersandtheclearancefromthechoroidal,conjunctivalvesselsandlymphatic.Traditionaldrugadministrationreducestheclinicalefficacyespeciallyforpoorwatersolublemoleculesandfortheposteriorsegmentoftheeye.Nanoparticles(NPs)havebeendesignedtoovercomethebarriers,increasethedrugpenetrationatthetargetsiteandprolongthedruglevelsbyfewinternalsofdrugadministrationsinlowerdoseswithoutanytoxicitycomparedtotheconventionaleyedrops.Withtheaidofhighspecificityandmultifunctionality,DNANPscanberesultedinhighertransfectionefficiencyforgenetherapy.NPscouldtargetatcornea,retinaandchoroidbysurficialapplicationsandintravitrealinjection.ThisreviewisconcernedwithrecentfindingsandapplicationsofNPsdrugdeliverysystemsforthetreatmentofdifferenteyediseases.
简介:AIM:Toreportthelong-termvision-threateningcomplicationsinpatientswhounderwentphakicintraocularlens(pIOLs)implantationforhighmyopia.METHODS:Thisstudywasdesignedfromaconsecutiveseriesofphakicintraocularlenscomplicationandcorrectivesurgeries.Sixteeneyesof13patientshadimplantationofphakicintraocularlensforcorrectionhighmyopiaanddevelopedseriouscomplicationshavebeenincludedinthisstudy.Themeanageofpatientswas38.6±6.35y(range32-50y)andthemeantimeofhistoryofpIOLimplantationforhighmyopiawas6±2y(range2-10y).Beforecorrectivesurgery,bestspectaclecorrectivevisualacuity(BSCVA)rangedfromperceptionto20/200intheeyesinwhichseverecomplicationsoccurred.RESULTS:Cornealdecompensationoccurredin12eyesof9highmyopicpatientsafteranteriorchamberpIOLimplantation.Rhegmatogenousretinaldetachment(RRD)occurredin4eyesof4highmyopicpatientsfollowinganteriorchamberandposteriorchamberpIOLimplantation.Patientswithcornealdecompensation,hadcombinedproceduresconsistingofpIOLremovalandpenetratingkeratoplasty(PKP).RemovalsofpIOL,phacoemulsificationandparsplanavitrectomy(PPV)withsiliconeoiltamponadewereperformedinpatientswithRRD.Aftercorrectivesurgeries,allpatientsbutone(P+,patient2,righteye)achievedmoderateBSCVArangedfrom20/200to20/50atthelastvisit.CONCLUSION:PhakicIOLsmaybeeffectiveforthecorrectionofhighmyopia.AlthoughtheseIOLsmayhaveseverecomplicationsanditaffectssafetyandefficacyofthissurgery.Asseenhere,cornealdecompensationandrhegmatogenousretinaldetachmentarepossiblepostoperativevision-threateningcomplicationsofphakicIOLs.Patientsmustbecarefullyexaminedbeforeandaftersurgeryforpossibleendothelialcelllossandvitreoretinalproblems.
简介:AIM:Toassesstheawarenessofeyecomplicationsandtheprevalenceofretinopathy,inthefirstvisittoeyeclinic,amongtype2diabeticpatientsattendingatertiarymedicalcentreinKualaLumpur,Malaysia.METHODS:Aninvestigator-administeredquestionnairewasgivento137patientswithdiabetesundergoingfirsttimeeyescreeningintheeyeclinic.Thiswasfollowedbyadetailedfundusexaminationbyaseniorophthalmologisttoassessforpresenceofretinopathy.RESULTS:Almost86%ofrespondentswereawareofdiabeticeyecomplications,especiallyinpatientswhohadachievedtertiaryeducationallevel(96.3%).Themajorityofthepatients(78.8%)werereferredbytheirphysiciansandonly20.4%cameontheirowninitiative.Manyofthepatients(43.8%)didnotknowhowfrequenttheyshouldgoforaneyecheck-upand72.3%didnotknowwhattreatmentswereavailable.Lackofunderstandingondiabeticeyediseases(68.6%)wasthemainbarrierformostpatientsfornotcomingforeyescreeningearlier.Despiteahighlevelofawareness,only21.9%hadrecordedHbA1clevelof<6.5%while31.4%wereundertheerroneousassumptionofhavingagoodbloodsugarcontrol.Atotalof29.2%haddiabeticretinopathyintheirfirstvisiteyetesting.CONCLUSION:Inthepresentstudy,29.2%oftype2diabeticpatientshadretinopathyintheirfirsttimeeyetesting.Althoughtheawarenessofdiabeticeyecomplicationswashighamongfirsttimeeyescreeningpatients,theappropriateeyecare-seekingbehaviorwascomparativelylessandshouldberectifiedtopreventtheriseofthissightthreateningeyedisease.
简介:AIM:Tostudyclinicalfeaturesandgenemutationswithinthepaired-likehomeodomaintranscriptionfactor2(PITX2)geneinapedigreeofbilaterallimbaldermoids.METHODS:Completeeyeexaminationshavebeenperformedoneachindividualofthefamily.Exonsofpaired-likehomeodomaintranscriptionfactor2(PITX2)wereamplifiedbypolymerasechainreaction,sequenced,andcomparedwithareferencedatabase.RESULTS:Wedescribedthephenotype,clinicfindingsinafamilywithtwoaffectedmembers.Themassesoftheproband’seyeswereexcisedsurgicallydemonstratingadermoidcystbyhistopathologicalexamination.NomutationwasdetectedinthegenePITX2inthispedigree.CONCLUSION:Afamilyoflimbaldermoidcystwasreported.Inaddition,nopathogenicsequencevariationswerefoundinPITX2,indicatingthatthisphenotypeinthisfamilyisadistinctiveentity.
简介:Mostoftheoculartumorshavepoorprognosis,andtheyremainadifficultproblemintheareaofophthalmology.Withtherapiddevelopmentofmolecularbiologyandimmunologictechniquesandthedeepresearchonoculartumorrelatedgenes,itbecomespossibletodiagnoseandtreatmalignanttumorsfromthemolecularlevel.Thetumornecrosisfactorrelatedapoptosis-inducingligand(TRAIL),amemberofthetumornecrosisfactor(TNF)superfamily,isapromisingcandidate,eitheraloneorincombinationwithestablishedcancertherapies,sinceitcaninitiateapoptosisthroughtheactivationoftheirdeathreceptors.TheabilityofTRAILtoselectivelyinduceapoptosisoftransformed,virus-infectedortumorcellsbutnotnormalcellspromotesthedevelopmentofTRAIL-basedcancertherapy.Here,wewillreviewTRAILanditsreceptors’structure,function,mechanismofactionandapplicationinoculartumorstherapy.
简介:AIM:ToidentifythefunctionofST2andexploretheroleofIL-33/ST2signalinginregulatingthepro-allergiccytokineproductioninhumancornealepithelialcells(HCECs).METHODS:HumancornealtissuesandculturedprimaryHCECsweretreatedwithIL-33indifferentconcentrationswithoutorwithdifferentinhibitorstoevaluatetheexpression,locationandsignalingpathwaysofST2inregulatingproductionofpro-allergiccytokineandchemokine.TheexpressionofmRNAwasdeterminedbyreversetranscriptionandrealtimePCR,andproteinproductionwasmeasuredbyenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay(ELISA),immunohistochemicalandimmunofluorescentstaining.ST2proteinwasdetectedindonorcornealepithelium,andST2signalwasenhancedbyexposuretoIL-33.·RESULTS:IL-33significantlystimulatedproductionofpro-allergiccytokinesthymicstromallymphopoietin(TSLP)andchemokine(CCL2,CCL20,CCL22)inHCECsatbothmRNAandproteinlevels.Thesestimulatedproductionsofpro-allergicmediatorsbyIL-33wereblockedbyST2antibodyorsolubleST2protein(P<0.05).Interestingly,theIκB-αinhibitorBAY11-7082orNF-κBactivationinhibitorquinazolineblockedNF-κBp65proteinnucleartranslocation,andalsosuppressedtheproductionsofthesepro-allergiccytokinesandchemokineinducedbyIL-33.CONCLUSION:ThesefindingsdemonstratethatIL-33/ST2signalingplaysanimportantroleinregulatingIL-33inducedpro-allergicresponses.IL-33andST2couldbecomenovelmoleculartargetsfortheinterventionofallergicdiseasesinocularsurface.
简介:·AIM:Toinvestigatechangesinimmunogenicityofcryopreservedlimbalstemcells.·METHODS:Cryopreservedlimbalstemcells,freshprimarylimbalstemcellsandblankcontrolswereinoculatedsubcutaneouslyinC57BL-6miceandthepercentageofCD25cellsinlimbalexplantswasdeterminedbyflowcytometryatday21postinoculation.Morphologicalstudieswereperformedbylightandelectronmicroscopyoflimbalexplantsections.·RESULTS:Thenumberofregionalandsystemiclymphocytesderivedfromcryopreservedlimbalstemcellswaslowerthanthatfromfreshprimarylimbalstemcells.·CONCLUSION:Lymphocytesderivedfromcryopreservedlimbalstemcellsshowedchangesinimmunogenicity,butthesignificanceisunknown.Thecryopreservationandthawingmethodsawaitfurtherstudy.·
简介:<正>DearSir,IamDrZheSong,fromDepartmentofOphthalmologyofDongfangHospitalAffiliatedtoBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicineinBeijing,China.Iwritetopresentacasereportofthetreatmentofcomplextraumaticretinadetachment,whichhasthreehugebreaks.A35-year-oldman,whowasknockeddownandhurthisrighteyewhileplayingfootball,complainedofblurvisionforaday.Thevisualacuitywere4/20ODand10/20OS.Thecorrectedvisualacuitywere4/20ODand10/20OS.Theintraocularpressurewere12mmHgODand13mmHgOS.Therewasbloodinthecentralvitreousoftherighteye.Onegiantbreakandthreenailtypebreakswerefoundinthetempleretina.Thetempleretinadetached,yetthemacularareawasnotinvolved(Figure1).Andthefundusofthelefteyewasnormal.Bultrasonicscanshowedtherighteyetempleretinadetachment(Figure2).VEPandERGoftheeyeswerenormal.
简介:AIM:Toevaluatetheefficacyandsafetyofcornealcollagencrosslinking(CXL)topreventtheprogressionofpost-laserinsitukeratomileusis(LASIK)cornealectasia.·METHODS:Inaprospective,nonrandomized,single-centrestudy,CXLwasperformedin20eyesof11patientswhohadLASIKformyopicastigmatismandsubsequentlydevelopedkeratectasia.Theprocedureincludedinstillationof0.1%riboflavin-20%dextranesolution30minutesbeforeUVAirradiationandevery5minutesforanadditional30minutesduringirradiation.Theeyeswereevaluatedpreoperativelyandat1-,3-,6-,and12-monthintervals.Thecompleteophthalmologicexaminationcompriseduncorrectedvisualacuity,bestspectacle-correctedvisualacuity,endothelialcellcount,ultrasoundpachymetry,cornealtopography,andinvivoconfocalmicroscopy.·RESULTS:CXLappearedtostabiliseorpartiallyreversetheprogressionofpost-LASIKcornealectasiawithoutapparentcomplicationinourcohort.UCVAandBCVAimprovementswerestatisticallysignificant(P<0.05)beyond12monthsaftersurgery(improvementof0.07and0.13logMARat1year,respectively).Meanbaselineflattestmeridiankeratometryandmeansteepestmeridiankeratometryreduction(improvementof2.00and1.50diopters(D),respectively)werestatisticallysignificant(P<0.05)at12monthspostoperatively.At1yearafterCXL,meanendothelialcellcountdidnotdeteriorate.Meanthinnestcorneapachymetryincreasedsignificantly.·CONCLUSION:Theresultsofthestudyshowedalong-termstabilityofpost-LASIKcornealectasiaaftercrosslinkingwithoutrelevantsideeffects.Itseemstobeasafeandpromisingproceduretostoptheprogressionofpost-LASIKkeratectasia,therebyavoidingordelayingkeratoplasty.
简介:<正>DearSir,IamDr.HuijaeLee,fromtheSeoulIreEyeClinic,Seoul,Korea.Iwritetopresentacasereportofesotropiaafterocclusiontherapy.Amblyopiacanbecausedby
简介:AIM:Toinvestigatetheantifibroticeffectofthefreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembraneasadrugdeliverysystemonglaucomasurgeryinrabbitmodel.Theaimofthisstudywastoprepareanovellocaldeliverysystemforthesustainedandcontrollablereleaseof5-Fu.METHODS:Twenty-fourJapanesewhiterabbitswererandomizedintothreegroups:theexperimentalgroup(oculartrabeculectomyincombinationwith5-Fuloadedfreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembranetransplantation),thecontrolgroup(oculartrabeculectomyincombinationwith5-Fu)andtheblankgroup(singletrabeculectomy).HEstaining,massionstainingandimmunohistochemistryforα-SMAwereperformedondays7,14,21and30followingsurgery.Theconcentrationof5-Fuinrabbitaqueoushumorwasexaminedbyhighperformanceliquidchromatography(HPLC)3daysafterthesurgery.RESULTS:Statisticaldifferenceswerenotedinintraocularpressureamonggroupsonday7,14,21and30followingsurgery.Histologyfurtherdemonstratedthattrabeculectomyincombinationwithfreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembraneyieldedwellwoundhealingandnoscarformationandwasbeneficialforlongtermeffect.CONCLUSION:HPLCshowedagoodslow-releaseeffectwithfreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembrane.
简介:<正>DearSir,IamDr.Zhong-ShanChenfromtheDepartmentofOphthalmology,WuhanGeneralHospitalofGuangzhouMilitaryCommand,HubeiProvince,China.Iwritetopresenttwocaseswithserpiginouschoroiditis(SC)whichisarare,usuallybilateral,chronic,progressiveinflammationofthechoroid,choriocapillarisandretinalpigmentepithelium.InthispaperwepresentedthedifferentoutcomesofSCpatientswithorwithoutsystemicandoculartreatmentsafterlong-termfollow-up.
简介:AIM:Totestthehypothesisthatamblyopicneuroretinamayhaveanalteredthicknesswhencomparedtothenormal.·METHODS:Twenty-fiveamblyopic,youngpatientsbetweentheagesof7and11yearsoldwerestudied.Theinterestedneuroretinaareasaredefinedinto10sub-regionsaccordingtosuperior-inferior,nasal-temoral,andperi-paraaxis,whichcrossthefovelastructure.Thethicknessesoften,definedmacularregionswereseparatelymeasuredbyopticalcoherencetomography(OCT)andanalyzedbyt-test.·RESULTS:Theaveragethicknessofneuroretinaintheexactfoveolaoftheamblyopiceyesislargerthanthatofnormaleyes(P<0.05),buttheothernineregionshavenosignificantdifference.Interestingly,inboththenormalandamblyopiceyes,thetemporalarealooksthinnerthanotherquadrants(P<0.05).·CONCLUSION:Thicknessalterationmaybeassociatedwithamblyopicdisordersinyoungpatients.Studyingalargervolumeofsubjectsofsimilarageisrequiredtoconfirmthisobservation.
简介:AIM:ToinvestigatetheinterferingeffectofY-27632,aROCK-Iselectiveinhibitor,onthesignaltransductionpathwayoftransforminggrowthfactor-β1(TGF-β1)inocularTenoncapsulefibroblasts(OTFS)invitro.METHODS:AfterOTFSfrompassages4to6invitrowereinducedbyTGF-β1andthentreatedbyY-27632,thechangesoftheOTFScellcycleswereanalyzedviaflowcytometry,andtheproteinsexpressionoftheα-smoothmuscularactin(α-SMA),connectivetissuegrowthfactor(CTGF),collagenIwerecalculatedbyWesternblot.AfterOTFStreatedbythedifferentconcentrationsofY-27632,theexpressionlevelsoftheα-SMA,CTGFandcollagenImRNAwereassayedbyRT-PCR.RESULTS:Y-27632hadnomarkedlyeffectontheOTFScellcycles.AftertreatedbyTGF-β1,OTFSinG1periodsignificantlyincreased.ThecellcyclesdistributionbybothTGF-β1andY-27632hadnoremarkabledifferencefromthatincontrolgroup.Y-27632significantlyinhibitedtheproteinsexpressionsofbothα-SMAandCTGF,whiletosomeextentinhibitedthatofcollagenI.TGF-β1significantlypromotedtheproteinsexpressionsofα-SMA,CTGFandcollagenI.AfterOTFStreatedbybothTGF-β1andY-27632,ofα-SMA,theproteinexpressionwassimilarwiththatincontrolgroup(P=0.066>0.05),buttheproteinexpressionofCTGForcollagenI,respectively,wassignificantlydifferentfromthatincontrolgroup(P=0.000<0.01).Thedifferencesofexpressionsoftheα-SMA,CTGFandcollagenImRNAin30,150,750μmol/LY-27632groupwerestatisticallysignificant,comparedwiththoseincontrolgroup,respectively(α-SMA,P=0.002,0.000,0.000;CTGF,P=0.014,0.002,0.001;collagenI,P=0.003,0.002,0.000).CONCLUSION:BlockingtheRho/ROCKsignalingpathwaybyusingofY-27632couldinhibitthecellularproliferationandtheexpressionofbothCTGFandα-SMAwhateverOTFSinducedbyTGF-β1ornot.Y-27632suppressedtheexpressionofcollagenImRNAwithoutinduction.
简介:<正>DearSir,IamProf.BeuyJoobfromSanitation1MedicalAcademicCenter,Bangkok,Thailand.Iwritetodiscusstherecentpublicationonproteomicanalysisindiabeticretinopathy(DR).Liuetal[1]concludedthattheirapproachbytwodimensionalfluorescencedifferencegelelectrophoresis(2D-DIGE)combinedwithmatrix-assistedlaser