Cataracts

J Thompson, N Lakhani - Primary Care: Clinics in office …, 2015 - primarycare.theclinics.com
A cataract is a clouding of the crystalline lens inside the eye, which leads to a decrease in
vision. It is the most prevalent, treatable cause of visual impairment and blindness in the …

Solar ultraviolet radiation cataract

S Löfgren - Experimental eye research, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite being a treatable disease, cataract is still the leading cause for blindness in the
world. Solar ultraviolet radiation is epidemiologically linked to cataract development, while …

Molecular inflammation in the contralateral eye after cataract surgery in the first eye

XJ Zhu, D Wolff, KK Zhang, WW He… - … & visual science, 2015 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the inflammatory status of the aqueous
humor in the fellow eye after uneventful cataract surgery in the first eye. Methods: At the …

[HTML][HTML] Corneal sensory nerve activity in an experimental model of UV keratitis

MC Acosta, C Luna, S Quirce… - … & Visual Science, 2014 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To produce in guinea pigs a UV-induced keratitis, to analyze the effects of this
pathology on corneal nerve activity. Methods.: In anesthetized animals, one eye was …

Role of carcinogenesis related mechanisms in cataractogenesis and its implications for ionizing radiation cataractogenesis

N Hamada, Y Fujimichi - Cancer Letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Ionizing radiation is a proven human carcinogen and cataractogen. The crystalline lens of
the eye is among the most radiosensitive tissues in the body. A clouding of the normally …

Effects of pranoprofen on aqueous humor monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 level and pain relief during second-eye cataract surgery

Y Zhang, Y Du, Y Jiang, X Zhu, Y Lu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The aim of our present study is to evaluate the efficacy of pranoprofen eye drops as pain
relief during sequential second-eye cataract surgery and to investigate the possible …

Sympathetic nerve-mediated fellow eye pain during sequential cataract surgery by regulating granulocyte colony stimulating factor CSF3

Z Fan, C Fan, B Qi, B Zhang, W Li, X Qi, X Liu… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Patients were found to experience more pain during their second eye cataract surgery
compared with their first eye surgery. This study aimed to explore the inflammatory …

Ultrastructure of UVR‐B‐induced cataract and repair visualized with electron microscopy

LM Meyer, AR Wegener, FG Holz… - Acta …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of the study is to investigate and visualize the ultrastructure of cataract
morphology and repair, after in vivo exposure to double threshold dose UVR‐B in the C57 …

Dynamic monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 level as predictors of perceived pain during first and second phacoemulsification eye surgeries in patients with bilateral …

F Zhang, JH Wang, MS Zhao - BMC ophthalmology, 2021 - Springer
Background The purpose of the study was to investigate whether dynamic monocyte
chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) level might be as predictors of perceived pain during the …

Morphological and proliferative studies on ex vivo cultured human anterior lens epithelial cells – relevance to capsular opacification

S Andjelić, K Drašlar, X Lumi, X Yan… - Acta …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine the structural characteristics of lens epithelial cells (LEC s) found on
the anterior portion of the lens capsule and their pluripotency, proliferating and migrating …