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Bernstein, Paul S. | Identification of lutein and zeaxanthin oxidation products in human and monkey retinas | PURPOSE: To characterize fully all the major and minor carotenoids and their metabolites in human retina and probe for the presence of the oxidative metabolites of lutein and zeaxanthin. METHODS: Carotenoids of a composite of 58 pairs of human retinas and a monkey retina were elucidated by comparing... | Mass Spectrometry; Oxidation-Reduction; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet | 1997 |
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Olson, Randall J.; Spencer, Terrence S.; Mamalis, Nick | Three-year clinical comparison of 3-piece AcrySof and SI-40 silicone intraocular lenses | PURPOSE: To compare the 3-year performance of the 3-piece AcrySof (Alcon) and the SI-40 silicone (Allergan) intraocular lenses (IOLs). SETTING: John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. METHODS: In this retrospective study, patients with no complications and at least a... | Acrylic Resins; Silicone Elastomers; Prosthesis Design; Postoperative Complications; Patient Satisfaction; Cataract | 2002-07 |
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Levine, Edward M. | Sonic hedgehog promotes rod photoreceptor differentiation in mammalian retinal cells in vitro. | The hedgehog gene family encodes secreted proteins important in many developmental patterning events in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In the Drosophila eye disk, hedgehog controls the progression of photoreceptor differentiation in the morphogenetic furrow. To investigate whether hedgehog prot... | Sonic hedgehog; Indian hedgehog; Desert hedgehog; Retina; Mitogenesis; Differentiation; Rod Photoreceptor | 1997-08-15 |
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Baehr, Wolfgang | Characterization of bovine rod outer segment G-protein | A simple modified procedure is described for isolating and purifying peripherally bound membrane proteins from bovine rod outer segment disks. The methods yield milligram quantities of G-protein and cGMP phosphodiesterase which are suitable for reconstitution with membranes containing visual pi... | Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins; Macromolecular Substances; Rhodopsin | 1982 |
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Baehr, Wolfgang | Annotation and analysis of 10,000 expressed sequence tags from 3 mouse eye cDNA libraries | BACKGROUND: As a biomarker of cellular activities, the transcriptome of a specific tissue or cell type during development and disease is of great biomedical interest. We have generated and analyzed 10,000 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from three mouse eye tissue cDNA libraries: embryonic day 15.5 (... | Cluster Analysis; DNA, Complementary; Gene Expression Profiling | 2003 |
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Jones, Bryan W. | Molecular phenotyping of retinal ganglion cells | Classifying all of the ganglion cells in the mammalian retina has long been a goal of anatomists, physiologists, and cell biologists. The rabbit retinal ganglion cell layer was phenotyped using intrinsic small molecule signals (aspartate, glutamate, glycine, glutamine, GABA, and taurine) and glutama... | Aspartic Acid/metabolism; Image Cytometry/methods | 2002 |
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Kriesel, John D.; Gooch, Willis M.; Pavia, Andrew T. | Invasive sinonasal disease due to Scopulariopsis candida: case report and review of scopulariopsosis. | Sinonasal infection with fungi of the order Mucorales--termed mucormycosis or zygomycosis--is sometimes seen in immunosuppressed patients, including those with diabetic ketoacidosis and malignancy. We describe a case of invasive sinonasal infection with Scopulariopsis candida (not among the Mucorale... | Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Itraconazole; Maxillary Sinus | 1994 |
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Kriesel, John D.; Spruance, Spotswood L. | Treatment of herpes simplex labialis. | Recurrent herpes simplex labialis is associated with mild morbidity, but remains a significant problem for people with frequent and/or severe recurrences. Both topical and peroral episodic antiviral treatments of recurrences are modestly effective at reducing the duration of signs and symptoms. Rece... | Randomized Controlled Trials; Steroids; Drug Administration Routes | 2002 |
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Baehr, Wolfgang | Expression and mutagenesis of mouse rod photoreceptor cGMP phosphodiesterase | Using recombinant baculovirus vectors, the three subunits of mouse rod photoreceptor cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) (alpha beta gamma 2) have been expressed in insect cells. The recombinant alpha,beta subunits accumulate to 5 mg/liter culture, but most (98%) of the expressed polypeptides are insoluble... | Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Macromolecular Substances; Protein Processing, Post-Translational | 1994 |
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Larson, Scott A. | Strabismus surgery complications: prevention and management | Strabismus surgery is increasingly becoming a subspecialty domain, especially with cyclovertical muscles, restricted muscles, or reoperations. While is impossible to completely eliminate complications from strabimus surgery, it is possible to minimize their occurrence and significance by proper prev... | Malignant hyperthermia; Overcorrection; Strabismus; Surgery; Undercorrection | 2003 |
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Baehr, Wolfgang; Thulin, Craig | Immunolocalization and divergent roles of phosducin and phosducin-like protein in the retina | PURPOSE: These investigations were undertaken to compare and contrast the roles of phosducin and phosducin-like protein in the retina. METHODS: Phosducin and phosducin-like protein were compared in an in vitro assay measuring their inhibition of transducin binding to light-activated rhodopsin. The t... | Antibody Specificity; Protein Binding; Rod Outer Segments | 1999 |
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Olson, Randall J. | Glistenings with long-term follow-up of the Surgidev B20/20 polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lens | PURPOSE: To compare patient satisfaction with vision 12 months after implantation of a silicone or acrylic foldable intraocular lens (IOL). SETTING: John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. METHODS: Selection criteria included patients who had uneventfu... | Phacoemulsification; Lens Implantation, Intraocular; Glare | 2001-10 |
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Baehr, Wolfgang | Metabolism and transactivation activity of 13,14-dihydroretinoic acid | The metabolism of vitamin A is a highly regulated process that generates essential mediators involved in the development, cellular differentiation, immunity, and vision of vertebrates. Retinol saturase converts all-trans-retinol to all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinol (Moise, A. R., Kuksa, V., Imanishi, Y... | Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Retinoid X Receptors | 2005 |
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Zhang, Kang | New locus for autosomal dominant stargardt-like disease maps to chromosome 4 | Stargardt disease (STGD) is the most common hereditary macular dystrophy and is characterized by decreased central vision, atrophy of the macula and underlying retinal-pigment epithelium, and frequent presence of prominent flecks in the posterior pole of the retina. STGD is most commonly inherited a... | Haplotypes; Genetic Markers | 1999 |
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Normann, Richard A.; Branner, Almut | Long-term stimulation and recording with a penetrating microelectrode array in cat sciatic nerve | We studied the consequences of long-term implantation of a penetrating microelectrode array in peripheral nerve over the time course of 4-6 mo. Electrode arrays without lead wires were implanted to test the ability of different containment systems to protect the array and nerve during contractions o... | Cats; Microelectrodes; Prosthesis Implantation; Sciatic Nerve | 2004 |
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Bernstein, Paul S.; Zabriskie, Norman A.; Zhang, Kang | CFH Y402H Confers similar risk of soft Drusen and both forms of advanced AMD | BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible visual impairment in the developed world. The two forms of advanced AMD, geographic atrophy and neovascular AMD, represent different pathological processes in the macula that lead to loss of central vision. S... | | 2005 |
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Frederick, Jeanne M. | Centrin 2 is required for mouse olfactory ciliary trafficking and development of ependymal cilia planar polarity | Centrins are ancient calmodulin-related Ca2-binding proteins associated with basal bodies. In lower eukaryotes, Centrin2 (CETN2) is required for basal body replication and positioning, although its function in mammals is undefined. We generated a germline CETN2 knock-out (KO) mouse presenting with s... | | 2014-01-01 |
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Normann, Richard A.; Clark, Gregory A.; McDonnall, Daniel | Selective motor unit recruitment via intrafascicular multielectrode stimulation | Recruitment of force via independent asynchronous firing of large numbers of motor units produces the grace and endurance of physiological motion. We have investigated the possibility of reproducing this physiological recruitment strategy by determining the selectivity of access to large numbers of ... | Funtional Neuromuscular Stimulation; Microelectrode Array; Neuroprosthesis; Intrafascicular Multielectrode Stimulation; Cats | 2004 |
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Baehr, Wolfgang | Characterization of the chicken GCAP gene array and analyses of GCAP1, GCAP2, and GC1 gene expression in normal and rd chicken pineal | PURPOSE: This study had three objectives: (1) to characterize the structures of the chicken GCAP1 and GCAP2 genes; (2) to determine if GCAP1, GCAP2, and GC1 genes are expressed in chicken pineal gland; (3) if GC1 is expressed in chicken pineal, to determine if the GC1 null mutation carried by the re... | Molecular Sequence Data; Promoter Regions (Genetics); Retinal Degeneration | 1999 |
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Digre, Kathleen B.; Schmidt, Richard H.; Osborne, Anne G.; Patel, Bhupendra C.; Pratt, David; Rietz, Lisa A. | Compressive optic neuropathy caused by renal osteodystrophy. Case report. | Compressive optic neuropathy with acute or chronic vision loss has been associated with various skull base tumors, aneurysms, Graves disease, trauma, and, less commonly, fibrous dysplasia and osteopetrosis. The Author's present a case of acute visual deterioration in a 25-year-old woman who had mass... | Optic Neuropathy; Optic Nerve Decompression; Renal Osteodystrophy | 2001-10 |
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Digre, Kathleen B. | CT and hemifacial spasm. | Forty-six patients with typical hemifacial spasm had CT. Thirty-eight (83%) were abnormal, including two with surgically documented tumors. Thirty-six had a characteristic dolichoectatic vertebrobasilar artery, with the convexity pointing to the side of the spasm in 92% of the scans. This study sugg... | Hemifacial spasms; Tumors; Dolichoectiatic vertebrobasilar artery | 1988-07 |
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Bernstein, Paul S.; Leppert, Mark F. | Genotype-phenotype analysis of ABCR variants in macular degeneration probands and siblings | PURPOSE: Single-copy variants of the autosomal recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1) gene ABCR (ABCA4) have been shown to confer enhanced susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). To investigate the role of ABCR alleles in AMD further, genotype-phenotype analysis was performed on sibli... | DNA Mutational Analysis; Nuclear Family; Phenotype | 2002 |
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Baehr, Wolfgang | Novel GCAP1 missense mutation (L151F) in a large family with autosomal dominant cone-rod dystrophy (adCORD) | PURPOSE: To elucidate the phenotypic and biochemical characteristics of a novel mutation associated with autosomal dominant cone-rod dystrophy (adCORD). METHODS: Twenty-three family members of a CORD pedigree underwent clinical examinations, including visual acuity tests, standardized full-field ERG... | Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; Guanylate Cyclase-Activating Proteins; DNA Mutational Analysis | 2005 |
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Olson, Randall J. | Efficacy and wound-temperature gradient of WhiteStar technology phacoemulsification through a 1.2 mm incision | PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and wound-temperature gradients of WhiteStar micropulse technology using bimanual phacoemulsification without an irrigation sleeve through a 1.2 mm incision. SETTING: Island Eye Surgicenter, Carle Place, New York, USA. METHODS: Ten patients had bimanual phacoemulsif... | Endothelium, Corneal; Surgical Procedures; Lens Implantation; Wound Temperature gradient | 2003-06 |
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Frederick, Jeanne M. | Inhibitors of metalloendoprotease activity prevent K+-stimulated neurotransmitter release from the retina of Xenopus laevis. | Metalloendoprotease activity was identified in retinal homogenates using a synthetic fluorogenic metalloendoprotease substrate and specific metalloendoprotease inhibitors. The requirement of metalloendoprotease activity in neurotransmitter release was examined during the depolarization-induced relea... | Neuromuscular Junction; Neurotransmitter Agents; Membrane Fusion | 1984 |
