Ocular biomaterials and implants

AW Lloyd, RGA Faragher, SP Denyer - Biomaterials, 2001 - Elsevier
The maintenance of vision is a key determinant of healthy ageing. This has been facilitated
over recent decades by the development of a wide range of implants and biomedical …

Raman microscopy for cellular investigations—From single cell imaging to drug carrier uptake visualization

B Kann, HL Offerhaus, M Windbergs, C Otto - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
Progress in advanced therapeutic concepts requires the development of appropriate carrier
systems for intracellular drug delivery. Consequently, analysis of interaction between …

[HTML][HTML] Cataractogenic lens injury prevents traumatic ganglion cell death and promotes axonal regeneration both in vivo and in culture

D Fischer, M Pavlidis, S Thanos - Investigative ophthalmology & …, 2000 - arvojournals.org
purpose. To examine and quantify neuroprotective and neurite-promoting activity on retinal
ganglion cells (RGCs) after injury of the lens. methods. In adult albino rats, penetrating lens …

Nonresonant Raman imaging of protein distribution in single human cells

N Uzunbajakava, A Lenferink, Y Kraan… - Biopolymers …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A confocal Raman microscope is used to study the protein distribution inside biological cells.
It is shown that high quality Raman imaging of the protein distribution can be obtained using …

Lens epithelial cell apoptosis is an early event in the development of UVB-induced cataract

WC Li, A Spector - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 1996 - Elsevier
Epidemiological and experimental studies have revealed that exposure to UV can induce
cataractogenesis. To investigate the mechanism of this induction, viability of the lens …

Methionine sulfoxide reductase A is important for lens cell viability and resistance to oxidative stress

M Kantorow, JR Hawse, TL Cowell… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Age-related cataract, an opacity of the eye lens, is the leading cause of visual impairment in
the elderly, the etiology of which is related to oxidative stress damage. Oxidation of …

ALDH3A1: a corneal crystallin with diverse functions

T Estey, J Piatigorsky, N Lassen, V Vasiliou - Experimental eye research, 2007 - Elsevier
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 3A1 (ALDH3A1) comprises a surprisingly high proportion (5–50%
depending on species) of the water-soluble protein of the mammalian cornea, but is present …

[HTML][HTML] Environment and culture shape both the colour lexicon and the genetics of colour perception

M Josserand, E Meeussen, A Majid, D Dediu - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Many languages express 'blue'and 'green'under an umbrella term 'grue'. To explain this
variation, it has been suggested that changes in eye physiology, due to UV-light incidence …

[HTML][HTML] Natural flavonoids as potential multifunctional agents in prevention of diabetic cataract

M Stefek - Interdisciplinary toxicology, 2011 - sciendo.com
Cataract is one of the earliest secondary complications of diabetes mellitus. The lens is a
closed system with limited capability to repair or regenerate itself. Current evidence supports …

The ocular lens epithelium

SP Bhat - Bioscience reports, 2001 - portlandpress.com
An adult lens contains two easily discernible, morphologically distinct compartments, the
epithelium and the fiber-cell mass. The fiber-cell mass provides the lens with its functional …