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Opt Lett    

Cataract diagnosis by measurement of backscattered light.

Tkaczyk ER, Mauring T, Pajusalu M, Anijalg A, Tkaczyk AH, Teesalu P, Kikas J, Mauring K

We present a portable optical cataract assessment technology which measures with a circular photodetector the fraction of light scattered backwards by... Read More

Source: PubMed

Front Cell Neurosci    

New perspectives in amblyopia therapy on adults: a critical role for the excitatory/inhibitory balance.

Baroncelli L, Maffei L, Sale A

Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council Pisa, Italy.

Amblyopia is the most common form of impairment of visual function affecting one eye, with a prevalence of about 1-5% of the total world population. T... Read More

Source: PubMed

Saudi J Anaesth    

Effects of local low-dose rocuronium on the quality of peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery.

Abdellatif AA, El Shahawy MA, Ahmed AI, Almarakbi WA, Alhashemi JA

Department of Anesthesia, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Peribulbar anesthesia is associated with delayed and/or incomplete orbital akinesia compared with retrobulbar anesthesia. This study examined the effe... Read More

Source: PubMed

Indian J Pharmacol    

In vitro prevention of cataract by Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus florida extract on isolated goat eye lens.

Ganeshpurkar A, Bhadoriya SS, Pardhi P, Jain AP, Rai G

Department of Pharmacology, Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the in vitro effect of Pleurotus florida extract cataract induced by glucose.... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 6  

Long-term follow-up of changes in corneal endothelium after primary and secondary intraocular lens implantations in children.

Kim MJ, Kim JH, Kim SJ, Yu YS

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongun-Dong,Chongro-Ku, Seoul, 110-744, Korea.

BACKGROUND: To evaluate long-term changes in corneal endothelial cell count and morphology after congenital cataract extraction ... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS ONE    

Diverse Roles of Eph/ephrin Signaling in the Mouse Lens.

Cheng C, Gong X

School of Optometry and Vision Science Program, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America.

Recent genetic studies show that the Eph/ephrin bidirectional signaling pathway is associated with both congenital and age-related cataracts in mice a... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS ONE    

Congenital Cataract Causing Mutants of aA-Crystallin/sHSP Form Aggregates and Aggresomes Degraded through Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway.

Raju I, Abraham EC

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America.

Mutations of human aA-crystallin cause congenital cataract by protein aggregation. How mutations of aA-crystallin cause disease pathogenesis through p... Read More

Source: PubMed

Front Cell Neurosci    

New perspectives in amblyopia therapy on adults: a critical role for the excitatory/inhibitory balance.

Baroncelli L, Maffei L, Sale A

Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council Pisa, Italy.

Amblyopia is the most common form of impairment of visual function affecting one eye, with a prevalence of about 1-5% of the total world population. T... Read More

Source: PubMed

Saudi J Anaesth    

Effects of local low-dose rocuronium on the quality of peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery.

Abdellatif AA, El Shahawy MA, Ahmed AI, Almarakbi WA, Alhashemi JA

Department of Anesthesia, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Peribulbar anesthesia is associated with delayed and/or incomplete orbital akinesia compared with retrobulbar anesthesia. This study examined the effe... Read More

Source: PubMed

Indian J Pharmacol    

In vitro prevention of cataract by Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus florida extract on isolated goat eye lens.

Ganeshpurkar A, Bhadoriya SS, Pardhi P, Jain AP, Rai G

Department of Pharmacology, Shri Ram Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the in vitro effect of Pleurotus florida extract cataract induced by glucose.... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 6  

Long-term follow-up of changes in corneal endothelium after primary and secondary intraocular lens implantations in children.

Kim MJ, Kim JH, Kim SJ, Yu YS

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongun-Dong,Chongro-Ku, Seoul, 110-744, Korea.

BACKGROUND: To evaluate long-term changes in corneal endothelial cell count and morphology after congenital cataract extraction ... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS ONE    

Diverse Roles of Eph/ephrin Signaling in the Mouse Lens.

Cheng C, Gong X

School of Optometry and Vision Science Program, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America.

Recent genetic studies show that the Eph/ephrin bidirectional signaling pathway is associated with both congenital and age-related cataracts in mice a... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS ONE    

Congenital Cataract Causing Mutants of aA-Crystallin/sHSP Form Aggregates and Aggresomes Degraded through Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway.

Raju I, Abraham EC

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America.

Mutations of human aA-crystallin cause congenital cataract by protein aggregation. How mutations of aA-crystallin cause disease pathogenesis through p... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

In vivo assessment of higher-order aberrations after AcrySof toric intraocular lens implantation: a comparative study.

Scialdone A, Raimondi G, Monaco G

Oculistica 1, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milan - Italy.

Purpose. To compare higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and optical quality in eyes implanted with AcrySof SN60TT toric intraocular lens (IOL) or with non... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

In vivo assessment of higher-order aberrations after AcrySof toric intraocular lens implantation: a comparative study.

Scialdone A, Raimondi G, Monaco G

Oculistica 1, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milan - Italy.

Purpose. To compare higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and optical quality in eyes implanted with AcrySof SN60TT toric intraocular lens (IOL) or with non... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 5  

Accumulation of argpyrimidine, a methylglyoxal-derived advanced glycation end product, increases apoptosis of lens epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo.

Kim J, Kim OS, Kim CS, Sohn E, Jo K, Kim JS

The formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) has been considered to be a potential causative factor of injury to lens epithelial cells (LEC... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 5  

Accumulation of argpyrimidine, a methylglyoxal-derived advanced glycation end product, increases apoptosis of lens epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo.

Kim J, Kim OS, Kim CS, Sohn E, Jo K, Kim JS

The formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) has been considered to be a potential causative factor of injury to lens epithelial cells (LEC... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

TGF-ß1 induces peritoneal fibrosis by activating the Smad2 pathway in mesothelial cells and promotes peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Lv ZD, Wang HB, Li FN, Wu L, Liu C, Nie G, Kong B, Qu HL, Li JG

Department of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266003, P.R. China.

Peritoneal dissemination is one of the main causes of death in gastric cancer patients. Our previous study demonstrated that peritoneal fi... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

TGF-ß1 induces peritoneal fibrosis by activating the Smad2 pathway in mesothelial cells and promotes peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Lv ZD, Wang HB, Li FN, Wu L, Liu C, Nie G, Kong B, Qu HL, Li JG

Department of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266003, P.R. China.

Peritoneal dissemination is one of the main causes of death in gastric cancer patients. Our previous study demonstrated that peritoneal fi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Opt Lett    

Cataract diagnosis by measurement of backscattered light.

Tkaczyk ER, Mauring T, Pajusalu M, Anijalg A, Tkaczyk AH, Teesalu P, Kikas J, Mauring K

We present a portable optical cataract assessment technology which measures with a circular photodetector the fraction of light scattered backwards by... Read More

Source: PubMed


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Posted by:  kpnautiyal  Posted on: 09/15/2011
My eyes are suffering from the general fetures of redness at the end towards the nose and below. Is it a symptoms of some diseases of the eye ???? Pls let me know!!



Posted by:  koribilli_2(Guest)  Posted on: 03/31/2009
i'm 35 Doctor advised me to go for cataract surgery, as a tennis ball hit my eye 12 years back and also said that there is need to use glasses for short sight. now i have long sight. is there any chance to not to use glasses after surgory?


Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 12/18/2009
When cataracts are removed, the type of IOL [intraocular replacement lens] your surgeon uses to replace the damaged lens will determine if you need glasses after surgery - more




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