简介：AIM:Toevaluatetheefficacy,safetyandstabilityofposteriorchamberphakicintraocularlensimplantationforthecorrectionofhighmyopia.METHODS:Retrospectivecasereviewof82eyes(43patients)undergoingimplantableColiamerlens(ICL)placementbyasinglesurgeon(Xiao-WeiGao)tocorrectpreoperativemeansphericalequivalentsbetween-9.00diopter(D)and-23.00D.Mainoutcomemeasuresincludeduncorrectedvisualacuity(UCVA),refraction,bestspectacle-correctedvisualacuity(BSCVA),endothelialcelldensity(ECD),intraocularpressure(IOP),lenstransparency,postoperativeuveitis.Visanteanteriorsegmentopticalcoherencetomography(AS-OCT)wasusedtomeasureanteriorchamberdepth(ACD)andthepositionofICL.RESULTS:Meanfollow-upwas6.54±3.26months(range3-12months).Predictabilityofthemanifestsphericalequivalent(SE)refractiontowithin±1.OODwasachievedin88%ofeyesand±0.50Din72.5%ofeyes.ThemeanpostoperativemanifestSErefractionwas-1.85±0.72D,with96.34%ofeyesmaintainingorgaining≥1line(s)ofBSCVA.Themean3-monthpostoperativeECDdecreasedbuthadnostatisticallydifferencecomparedwiththepreoperativeECD.Ofthe7eyes(8.54%)withamildtransientincreaseinintraocularpressure(upto30mmHg),nonerequiredasecondsurgicalprocedureorprolongedtopicalmedication.Therewasnolossoflenstransparency.Pigmentedprecipitateswereobservedin5eyes(6.09%).ThemeanpreoperativeACDmeasuredwithAS-OCTwas3.28±0.14mm,threemonthsaftersurgery,themeanACDwas2.45±0.22mm.Anteriorchamberdepthshowedastatisticallysignificantreduction.Oneeye(1.22%)hadICLspontaneousrotation,81eyes(98.78%)ofthelensremainedcorrectlycentered.CONCLUSION:TheimplantationofICLisaneffectivesurgicaloptionforthemanagementofhighmyopia.Butitslongtimeeffectandsafetystillneedmoretimetoprove.

简介：目的：研究αB-晶体蛋白对大鼠急性高眼压后视网膜组织中αB-晶体蛋白含量,视网膜神经节细胞（retinalganglioncells,RGCs）中生长相关蛋白-43（growthassociatedprotein-43,GAP-43）表达和全视野视网膜电流图（full-fieldERG,F-ERG）的b波振幅差异,探讨αB-晶体蛋白对急性高眼压后RGCs轴突再生的影响。方法：采用随机分组设计的实验研究。本实验选择120只健康、无眼疾SD大鼠,随机分为以下4组：αB晶体蛋白组（αB）30只,生理盐水组（S）30只,假手术组（P）30只,急性高眼压组（H）30只,均以右眼为实验眼,分别于术后7d和14d各取5只术眼的视网膜,行Western-blot法,观察急性高眼压后视网膜中αB-晶体蛋白的表达;术后7,14,21d各取5只术眼的视网膜,行免疫组织化学法,观察急性高眼压后RGCs的GAP-43表达;术前和术后1mo时应用全视野ERG的b波振幅变化测定视网膜功能。组间数据比较采用单因素方差分析（One-wayANOVA）,组间两两比较采用SNK-q检验。结果：αB组视网膜中αB-晶体蛋白的表达于术后7d较高,14d时表达减弱（P=0.000）,但同一时间点明显高于其他三组（P=0.006,P=0.024,P=0.007;P=0.006,P=0.008,P=0.010）;αB组RGCs的GAP-43表达于术后7d达高峰,14d时表达减弱,21d时仍有少量表达（P=0.000）,但各时间点明显高于其他三组（P=0.001,P=0.002,P=0.001;P=0.015,P=0.002,P=0.006;P=0.005,P=0.003,P=0.005）;ERG-b波振幅于术后1mo较低（P=0.014,P=0.004,P=0.003,P=0.006）,其中术前各组ERG-b波振幅无明显差异（P=0.993）,术后1mo时αB组ERG-b波振幅明显高于其他三组（P=0.000,P=0.004,P=0.002）。结论：外源性αB-晶体蛋白能够提高视网膜αB-晶体蛋白的表达;αB-晶体蛋白通过促进RGCs中GAP-43的表达,从而促进RGCs的轴突再生;αB-晶体蛋白可促进视网膜功能的恢复,对大鼠视网膜无毒性作用。

简介：AIM:Tocharacterizetemporalpatternofresolutionandrecurrenceofnaivechoroidalneovascularization(CNV)secondarytowetage-relatedmaculardegeneration(AMD)treatedwithintravitrealbevacizumabonasneededregimen,andtoanalyzebaselineriskfactorsforCNVresolutionorrecurrence.METHODS:Ninety-oneeyesof80patientswithnewlydiagnosedwetAMDwereretrospectivelystudied.Alleyesweretreatedwitharoundofthreemonthlyintravitrealbevacizumabinjections,followedbyoneadditional’bonus’injectionafterresolutionofCNVactivity.Duringfollow-up,eyesweremonitoredwithfluoresceinangiography,opticalcoherencetomography,andbest-correctedvisualacuity(BCVA).IncaseofrecurrencesofCNVactivity,eyeswereretreatedwithotherroundsofbevacizumabinjectionsfollowingthesametreatmentprotocol.RESULTS:Overamedianfollow-upof532d,themedianresolutiontimeofCNVactivityinthefirst,second,andthirdtreatmentroundwas98d,126d,and111d,respectively.Themedianrecurrencetimeforthethreeroundswas154d,126d,and151d,respectively.Nosignificantdifferenceinresolutiontime(P=0.09)orinrecurrencetime(P=0.11)wasdetectedamongtreatmentrounds.Age(P=0.0082)andlensstatus(P=0.035)werefoundtobeassociatedwithCNVresolution;forevery1-yearincreaseinagetherewas4%greaterchanceofCNVresolution;Phakiceyesdemonstrateda33%betterchancetoexperienceCNVresolutionthanpseudophakiceyes.ForCNVrecurrence,lensstatus(P=0.0009)andgender(P=0.0446)werefoundtobepredictive;pseudophakiceyeshada3.69-foldgreaterrisktoexperiencerecurrenceofCNVactivitycomparedtophakiceyes;maleshada2.19-foldgreaterrisktoexperiencerecurrenceofCNVactivitythanfemales.NosignificantBCVAchangesamongthreetreatmentroundswerenoted(P=0.56).CONCLUSION:ResolutiontimeandrecurrencetimeofCNVactivitywerenotsignificantlydifferentamongtreatmentrounds,suggestingabsenceoftachyphylaxistobevacizumab.Acautiousdecisionshouldbemadeupondisco

简介：AIM:ToInvestigatethegeneticfindingsandphenotypiccharacteristicsofaChinesefamilywithNorriedisease（ND）.METHODS:MoleculargeneticanalysisandclinicalexaminationswereperformedonaChinesefamilywithND.MutationsintheNorriediseasepseudoglioma（NDP）geneweredetectedbydirectsequencing.Haplotypeswereconstructedandcomparedwiththephenotypesinthefamily.Evolutionarycomparisonsandmutantopenreadingframe（ORF）predictionwerealsoundertaken.RESULTS:TwofamilymemberswithocularmanifestationswerediagnosedwithND.Nosignsofsensorineuralhearinglosswereobservedineitherpatient,whileoneofthemshowedsignsofmildmentalretardation.AnovelheterozygousmutationintheNDPgene,c.-12delAAT,wasdetectedinbothpatients.ThemutationandthemutationbearinghapiotypecosegregatedwiththeNDphenotypeinmalesandwastransmittedfromtheirmothersand/orgrandmothers（Ⅱ:2）.ThemalewithoutNDdidnotharborthemutation.Themutationoccurredatthehighlyconservednucleotides.DRFfinderpredictedthatthemutationwouldleadtotheproductionofatruncatedproteinthatlacksthefirst11N-terminalaminoacids.CONCLUSION:Anovelmutation,c.-12delAATintheNDPgene,wasidentifiedinaChinesefamilywithND.ThismutationcausedNDwithoutobvioussensorineuralhearingloss.Mentaldisorderwasfoundinonebutnottheotherpatients.Theclinicalheterogeneityinthefamilyindicatedthatothergeneticvariantsandepigeneticfactorsmayalsoplayaroleinthediseasepresentation.

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:ToinvestigatetheexpressionsoftypeIcollagen,α2integrinandβ1integrinintheposteriorscleraofguineapigswithdefocusmyopiaandwhetherbasicfibroblastgrowthfactor(bFGF)injectioninhibitstheformationanddevelopmentofmyopiabyupregulatingtheexpressionoftypeIcollagen,α2integrinandβ1integrin.METHODS:After14daysoftreatment,therefractivestateandaxiallengthweremeasuredandthelevelsoftypeIcollagen,α2integrinandβ1integrinwereassayedintheposteriorscleraeofgroupsofguineapigsthatworeamonocular-7Dpolymethylmethacrylate(PMMA)lensorhad-7DlenswearfollowedbytheperibulbarinjectionofPhosphateBufferSolution(PBS)orbFGF.Theuntreatedfelloweyeservedasacontrol.Guineapigswithnotreatmentservedasnormalgroup.·RESULTS:Theresultsshowedthat14daysofmonoculardefocusincreasedaxialeyelengthandrefraction,whilebFGFdeliveryinhibitedthemmarkedly.Further,itwasalsofoundthatthemonocular-7DlenscoulddecreasethelevelsoftypeIcollagen,α2integrinandβ1integrinexpressions,while,unlikePBS,bFGFincreasedthemsignificantlyincomparisontocontralateralcontroleyesandnormaleyes.CONCLUSION:bFGFcanpreventtheformationanddevelopmentofdefocusmyopiabyupregulatingtheexpressionsoftypeIcollagen,α2integrinandβ1integrin.Takentogether,ourresultsdemonstratethatbFGFpromotesscleraremodelingtopreventmyopiainguineapigs.

简介：AIM:ToidentifythegeneticdefectinaChinesefamilywithbilateralprogressivechildhoodposteriorcataract.METHODS:Atwo-generationfamilywasrecruitedinthisstudy.Familyhistoryandclinicaldatawererecorded.AllreportedcandidategenesassociatedwithcongenitalposteriorcataractwerescreenedbydirectDNAsequencing.·RESULTS:Allaffectedindividualspresentedposterioropacitiesinthelens.Directsequencingofthecandidategenesshowedaheterozygousc.2668C>TvariationinEPHA2gene,whichresultedinthereplacementofargininebycysteineatcodon890(p.R890C).Thismutationwasfoundintwoaffectedindividuals,butwasnotobservedin200normalcontrols.·CONCLUSION:Wereportanovelmutation(p.R890C)intheEPHA2receptortyrosinekinasegene.ThefindingexpandsthemutationspectrumofEPHA2inassociationwithposteriorcataract.

简介：AIM:ToInvestigatetheeffectsoftransforminggrowthfactorβ2(TGF-β2)andconnectivetissuegrowthfactor(CTGF)ontransdifferentiationofhumanlensepithelialcells(HLECs)culturedinvitroandsynthesisofextracellularmatrix(ECM).METHODS:HLECsweretreatedwithTGF-β2(0,0.5,1.0,5,10μg/L)andCTGF(0,15,30,60,100μg/L)fordifferenttimes(0,24,48,72h)invitroandtheexpressionofα-smoothmuscleactin(α-SMA),themaincomponentoftheextracellularmatrixtypeⅠcollagen(Col-1)andfibronectin(Fn)weremeasuredbyusingreal-timepolymerasechainreaction(PCR)andwestern-blot.RESULTS:TGF-β2andCTGFsignificantlyincreasedexpressionofα-SMAmRNAandprotein(P<0.05,P<0.001),FnmRNAandprotein(P<0.001),Col-1mRNAandprotein(P<0.001).TGF-β2couldinduceHLECsexpressionofCTGFmRNAandproteinindosedependentmanner(P<0.05,P<0.001).TGF-β2andCTGFcouldinduceHLECstoexpressα-SMA,FnandCol-1intime-dependentmanner.EachtimeofTGF-β2andCTGFinducedHELCsexpressionofα-SMA,Fn,Col-1mRNAandproteinwassignificantincreasecomparedwithcontrol(P<0.05,P<0.001).CONCLUSION:TGF-β2andCTGFcouldinduceHLECsepithelialmesenchymaltransitionandECMsynthesis.