Factores de riesgo para enfermedades oculares. Importancia de la prevención by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Katia Molina Castellanos, Marla Milanés Molina, Ángel Miguel Ojeda León, Alina González Díaz

“…El aumento de la incidencia de enfermedades oculares es multifactorial; los factores de riesgo relacionados con el individuo, el medio ambiente y la luminancia solar inciden en su génesis. La retina absorbe millares de fotones que provienen de los rayos ultravioletas y del espectro azul que son los causantes de una mayor fototoxicidad y provocan lesiones irreversibles. …”
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Quantitative Multiparameter Evaluation of Vacuoles in Intraocular Lenses Employing a High-Magnification Digital Microscopy Method by Vincent Spiezio, Bennett N. Walker, Don Calogero, Ilko K. Ilev

“…This unwanted scatter is of particular concern for patients viewing bright light in reduced-light conditions such as when driving at night, as the scattered light toward the retina can cause temporary blindness. In this study, we have developed and implemented an accurate test methodology based on a high-magnification digital microscopy approach for quantitative multiparameter evaluation and classification of IOL vacuoles depending on their critical optical characteristics including vacuole size, density, shape, and orientation within the IOL material. …”
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A Unique Case of Autoimmune Retinopathy Associated with Anti-Alpha-Enolase Antibodies by Paul A. Kurz, Rachel E. Reem, Daryl E. Kurz, Richard G. Weleber

“…Biomicroscopy revealed subtle small reddish spots in areas of the peripheral retina corresponding to the areas of the patient’s visual field where he noted symptoms. …”
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Quantifying monochromatic and polychromatic optical blur anisotropy in the periphery of myopes and emmetropes using a radial asymmetry metric by Chloe Degre Kendrick, Dibyendu Pusti, Geunyoung Yoon

“…Myopes were significantly more likely to have vertically oriented blur than emmetropes under monochromatic conditions in the temporal peripheral retina beyond 20°. These differences were minimized when chromatic aberrations were included, though the trend remained the same.ImplicationsA trend of more vertical optical blur in the temporal periphery of myopes strengthens the hypothesis that myopes experience different peripheral optical blur than emmetropes, though the small sample size of the current study limits generalizability of the results. …”
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An Update on Corneal Biomechanics and Architecture in Diabetes by María A. del Buey, Paula Casas, Constanza Caramello, Nuria López, Marisa de la Rica, Ana B. Subirón, Elena Lanchares, Valentín Huerva, Andrzej Grzybowski, Francisco J. Ascaso

“…Although the main and most widely recognized ocular effect of diabetes is on the retina, the structure of the cornea (the outermost and transparent tissue of the eye) can also be affected by the poor glycemic control characterizing diabetes. …”
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Inhibition of Src signaling induces autophagic killing of Toxoplasma gondii via PTEN-mediated deactivation of Akt. by Alyssa Hubal, Anusha Vendhoti, Charles N Shaffer, Sarah Vos, Yalitza Lopez Corcino, Carlos S Subauste

“…However, EGFR expression is limited in the brain and retina, organs affected in toxoplasmosis. This raises the possibility that T. gondii activates a signaling mechanism independently of EGFR to avoid autophagic targeting. …”
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Relationship between fundus of the eye examination and arterial stiffness by Eduardo Costa Duarte Barbosa, Eduardo Costa Duarte Barbosa, Ana Carolina Storch Klein, Julia Gabriela Storch Klein, Camila Samrsla Möller, Eliane Fátima Manfio, Bruna Eibel, Carolina da Silva Mengue, Carolina da Silva Mengue

“…This review addresses the correlation between arterial stiffness, measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV), and retinal microvascular changes, highlighting the retina as an important accessible window for inferences about cardiovascular health. …”
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Five-Month Observation of Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema after Intravitreal Injection of Ozurdex Implant by Dominik Zalewski, Dorota Raczyńska, Krystyna Raczyńska

“…The average thickness of the retina at baseline was 632 μm, the medial BCVA was 0.8 logMAR, and corrected intraocular pressure was 13.7 mmHg. …”
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Regulation of Posttranscriptional Modification as a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Retinal Neuroprotection by Yoko Ozawa, Toshihide Kurihara, Kazuo Tsubota, Hideyuki Okano

“…In diabetic retinopathy, angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) signaling activates ERK in the inner layers of the retina, causing UPS-mediated excessive degradation of the synaptic vesicle protein, synaptophysin. …”
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Normalization of Retinal Birefringence Scanning Signals by Boris I. Gramatikov, David L. Guyton

“…Working with polarized light to interrogate the retina, large parts of which are birefringent, is even more prone to artifacts. …”
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Quantitative swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) analysis of macular microvascular alterations in Bietti crystalline dystrophy by Shiyi Yin, Jinyuan Wang, Haihan Zhang, Xuan Yang, Jingting Luo, Wenbin Wei

“…OCTA parameters of the retina and choroid demonstrate varying degrees of correlation with visual function, underscoring their potential as biomarkers for monitoring disease progression and evaluating therapeutic efficacy.…”
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Capacitance Measurements of Exocytosis From AII Amacrine Cells in Retinal Slices by Espen Hartveit, Margaret Veruki

“…The AII is an important inhibitory interneuron of the mammalian retina that plays an important role in integrating rod and cone pathway signals. …”
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Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Using Local Extrema Quantized Haralick Features with Long Short-Term Memory Network by Abubakar M. Ashir, Salisu Ibrahim, Mohammed Abdulghani, Abdullahi Abdu Ibrahim, Mohammed S. Anwar

“…The proposed approach analyzes the retina vasculature and hard-exudate symptoms of diabetic retinopathy on two different public datasets. …”
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Factores de riesgo para enfermedades oculares. Importancia de la prevención by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Katia Molina Castellanos, Marla Milanés Molina, Ángel Miguel Ojeda Leal, Alina González Díaz

“…El aumento de la incidencia de enfermedades oculares es multifactorial; los factores de riesgo relacionados con el individuo, el medio ambiente y la luminancia solar inciden en su génesis. La retina absorbe millares de fotones que provienen de los rayos ultravioletas y del espectro azul que son los causantes de una mayor fototoxicidad y provocan lesiones irreversibles. …”
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Unique ultrastructural organization of human rod photoreceptors by Tylor R. Lewis, Natalia V. Klementieva, Sebastien Phan, Carson M. Castillo, Keun-Young Kim, Lauren Y. Cao, Mark H. Ellisman, Vadim Y. Arshavsky, Oleg Alekseev

“…This discovery expands our understanding of the human retina and directs future studies of human photoreceptor function in health and disease.…”
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RatDNA: DATABASE ON MICROARRAY STUDIES OF RATS BEARING GENES ASSOCIATED WITH AGE-RELATED DISEASES by O. S. Kozhevnikova, M. K. Martyschenko, M. A. Genaev, E. E. Korbolina, N. A. Muraleva, N. G. Kolosova, Y. L. Orlov

“…Structural and functional changes in the retina characteristic of aging are similar to those observed at early stages of AMD. …”
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Assessment of Macular Parameter Changes in Patients with Keratoconus Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Srujana Sahebjada, Fakir M. Amirul Islam, Sanj Wickremasinghe, Mark Daniell, Paul N. Baird

“…This study indicates the retina appears to thicken at the fovea and macula and had increased macular volume in keratoconus individuals compared to nonkeratoconus individuals. …”
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Vitreous Mediators in Retinal Hypoxic Diseases by Roberto dell'Omo, Francesco Semeraro, Giulio Bamonte, Francesco Cifariello, Mario R. Romano, Ciro Costagliola

“…The modern particle-based flow cytometric analysis is more direct, stable and sensitive than the colorimetric readout of the conventional ELISA but, similar to ELISA, is influenced by vitreous hemorrhage, disruption of the blood-retina barrier, and high serum levels of a specific protein. …”
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Connecting Cerebral White Matter Lesions and Hypertensive Target Organ Damage by Cristina Sierra, Alfons López-Soto, Antonio Coca

“…Chronic hypertension leads to concomitant remodeling of the cardiac and vascular systems and various organs, especially the brain, kidney, and retina. The brain is an early target of organ damage due to high blood pressure, which is the major modifiable risk factor for stroke and small vessel disease. …”
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Eyes that Do Not Meet the Eligibility Criteria of Clinical Trials on Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Proportion of the Real-World Patient Population and Reasons for Exclusion by Jae Hui Kim, Jong Woo Kim, Chul Gu Kim

“…The second most common reason was a fovea-involving scar or fibrosis in typical neovascular AMD, subretinal hemorrhage in PCV, and other vascular diseases affecting the retina in type 3 neovascularization. Conclusions. …”
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