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The association between Japanese primary open-angle glaucoma and normal tension glaucoma patients and the optineurin gene
Glaucoma represents one of the most common eye diseases and is characterized by progressive loss of visual fields. In the more advanced stages bilateral blindness may result, due to optic nerve atrophy and an ...
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Article
A Prospective Study of Iridial Pigmentation and Eyelash Changes Due to Ophthalmic Treatment with Latanoprost
To conduct a 12-month prospective study on the occurrence of latanoprost-induced iridial pigmentation and eyelash change in Japanese patients with glaucoma.
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Article
Examination and Treatment of Patients with Angle-Closure Glaucoma in Japan: Results of a Nationwide Survey
To assess the present state of examination procedures and treatments for angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) in Japan.
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Article
Association between Nocturnal Blood Pressure Reduction and Progression of Visual Field Defect in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma or Normal-Tension Glaucoma
To assess prospectively the relationship between nocturnal blood pressure reduction (dip) and progression of the visual field defect in patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) or primary open-angle glaucom...
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Article
De Novo Age-related Retinal Disease and Intraocular-pressure Changes During a 10-year Period in a Japanese Adult Population
To determine the proportion of age-related ophthalmologic diseases discovered in a healthy Japanese adult population, as well as to evaluate the age-related changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) in this popula...
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Article
Personality Assessment Based on the Five-factor Model of Personality Structure in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Several characteristic personality types have been reported for glaucoma patients in previous studies. However, none of the previous studies used a common structural theory of personality. In this study, we co...
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Agreement between peripheral anterior chamber depth evaluation using the van Herick technique and angle width evaluation using the Shaffer system in Japanese
To examine the correlation between the van Herick system and the Shaffer system in a large-scale epidemiological survey conducted on healthy Japanese subjects.
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Article
Neuroprotective effect of latanoprost on rat retinal ganglion cells
To investigate the neuroprotective effect of intravitreal administration of latanoprost on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) damage induced by N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) or optic nerve axotomy.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Interaction Design of a Remote Clinical Robot for Ophthalmology
This paper presents an interactive design project of a remote clinical robot for ophthalmology, for use in support of telemedicine. The project is a case study of finding the best organizational structure of a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Eye, Robot: A Network Control System for Ophthalmologic Examination
This paper reports an iterative design project of a network control system to support ophthalmologic examination, for use in support of telemedicine. The project is a case study of development and deployment o...
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Chapter
Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Iridotomy
To avoid transient intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation, 1% apraclonidine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution should be administered 1 h before LPI. Brimonidine 0.15–0.2% has also been reported to be effective i...
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Article
Ganglion cyst of the posterior cruciate ligament in a 5-year-old: a case report
A cruciate ganglion is a relatively rare and, their reports are juvenile or adult patients. Clinically symptomatic posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) ganglion in a preschool child treated with sport restriction...
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Comparison of the anterior ocular segment measurements using swept-source optical coherent tomography and a scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth analyzer
To compare the anterior ocular segment measurements of two non-contact devices, i.e., anterior segment swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) and the scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth anal...
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Article
Efficacy and safety of switching to travoprost/timolol fixed-combination therapy from latanoprost monotherapy
To prospectively assess the efficacy of switching to a travoprost/timolol fixed-combination (TTFC) therapy from latanoprost monotherapy.
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Article
Five-year incidence of angle closure among glaucoma health examination participants
To investigate incidence of angle closure (AC) and its associated factors through a community-based longitudinal study over a 5-year period.
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Article
Persistence with topical glaucoma therapy among newly diagnosed Japanese patients
To investigate persistence with glaucoma medication use and factors associated with it among newly diagnosed Japanese patients.
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Chapter
Interaction Between RGC Bodies and Glia
The interactions between glial cells and retinal ganglion cells (RGC) in glaucoma are complicated and are variable depending on the cell types and the status of cell activity. Structural stability is only one ...
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Article
Different femorotibial contact on the weight-bearing: midflexion between normal and varus aligned knees after total knee arthroplasty
The influence of residual malalignment on biomechanical analysis after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is currently uncertain. The hypothesis is that postoperative alignment would influence the in vivo kinemati...
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Chapter
Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Iridotomy
When performing peripheral laser iridotomy, different laser settings and laser sources may be necessary depending on iris color and thickness.
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Article
Open AccessA Ser75-to-Asp phospho-mimicking mutation in Src accelerates ageing-related loss of retinal ganglion cells in mice
Src knockout mice show no detectable abnormalities in central nervous system (CNS) post-mitotic neurons, likely reflecting functional compensation by other Src family kinases. Cdk1- or Cdk5-dependent Ser75 pho...
