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Comparison of Three Clinical Stereoscopic Methods for Measuring Binocular Visual Function During Amblyopic Treatment in Unilateral Amblyopia

This study aimed to compare the measuring stereopsis results of unilateral amblyopia during amblyopic treatment by employing some of the most widely used ...

Anhui medical university

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of high-dose ultrasound cyclo-plasty (UCP) for the treatment of refractory glaucoma in Chinese patients.

Efficacy and safety of high-dose ultrasound cyclo-plasty procedure in refractory glaucoma.

In recent years, the potential involvement of numerous microRNAs (miRNAs) in glaucoma has been widely reported. However, the role of microRNA‑29b‑3p (miR‑29b‑3p) in the pathogenesis of glaucoma remains unknown. This study aimed to explore the biological role and regulatory mechanism of miR‑29b‑3p in the oxidative injury of human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells induced by HO stimulation. By establishing a glaucoma rat model, the effects of miR‑29‑3p in glaucoma were detected . Our findings demonstrated that miR‑29b‑3p was upregulated in a glaucoma model and antagomiR‑29b‑3p alleviated the symptoms of glaucoma.  assays revealed that miR‑29b‑3p expression was significantly upregulated in HTM cells with HO stimulation. Knockdown of miR‑29b‑3p alleviated HO ‑induced oxidative injury in HTM cells by promoting cell viability, and inhibiting cell apoptosis, reactive oxygen species generation and extracellular matrix production. Subsequently, it was found that E3 ubiquitin‑protein ligase RNF138 (RNF138) was a downstream target of miR‑29b‑3p. RNF138 expression was downregulated in HTM cells with HO stimulation. RNF138 knockdown significantly rescued the protective effect of miR‑29b‑3p inhibitor on HTM cells under oxidative injury. Additionally, miR‑29b‑3p silencing activated the ERK pathway via upregulating RNF138. Collectively, silencing of miR‑29b‑3p protected HTM cells against oxidative injury by upregulation of RNF138 to activate the ERK pathway.

Silencing microRNA‑29b‑3p expression protects human trabecular meshwork cells against oxidative injury via upregulation of RNF138 to activate the ERK pathway.

The lack of experienced ophthalmologists limits the early diagnosis of retinal diseases. Artificial intelligence can be an efficient real-time way for screening retinal diseases.

Artificial Intelligence for Screening of Multiple Retinal and Optic Nerve Diseases.

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) and analyze whether DR is a risk factor for AMD. This population-based epidemiological study included 14,440 people from the Kailuan Eye Study in 2016, of whom 1,618 were patients with type 2 DM aged over 50 years, and 409 had DM with DR. We analyzed whether there were differences in the prevalence of AMD between DM with DR and DM without DR, and conducted a hierarchical statistical analysis according to different stages of DR. Using variable regression analysis, we explored whether DR constituted a risk factor for AMD. In the DM population, the prevalence of wet AMD in patients with DM with and without DR was 0. 3 and 0.2%, respectively, with no significant difference ( = 0.607). Meanwhile, the prevalence of dry AMD in patients with DM with and without DR was 20.8 and 16.0%, respectively, with a significant difference. In the subgroup analysis of dry AMD, the prevalence of early, middle, and late dry AMD in DM with DR was 14.4, 5.9, and 0.5%, respectively. In DM without DR, the prevalence of early, middle, and late dry AMD was 10.5, 4.8, and 0.7%, respectively ( = 0.031). In the subgroup analysis of DR staging, statistical analysis could not be performed because of the limited number of patients with PDR. In the variable regression analysis of risk factors for dry AMD, after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, DR constituted the risk factor for dry AMD. In conclusion, DM did not constitute a risk factor for AMD, and the prevalence of wet AMD and dry AMD in patients with DM and DR was higher than that in patients with DM without DR (among which dry AMD was statistically significant). Multivariate regression analysis confirmed that DR is an independent risk factor for dry AMD. Reasonable control of DM and slowing down the occurrence and development of DR may effectively reduce the prevalence of AMD in patients with DM.

The Association Between Diabetic Retinopathy and the Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration-The Kailuan Eye Study.

Hypertensive retinopathy (HR) is a retinal disease that may lead to vision loss and blindness. Sex-determining region Y (SRY)-box (SOX) family transcription factors have been reported to be involved in HR development. In this study, the role and upstream mechanism of SRY-box transcription factor 17 (SOX17) in HR pathogenesis were investigated.

Upregulated miR-194-5p suppresses retinal microvascular endothelial cell dysfunction and mitigates the symptoms of hypertensive retinopathy in mice by targeting SOX17 and VEGF signaling.

To investigate the risk and protective factors associated with the retinal nerve fiber layer defect (RNFLD) in a Chinese adult population.

Analysis of risk and protective factors associated with retinal nerve fiber layer defect in a Chinese adult population.

Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is a serious condition that adversely affects women's health. Differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in plasma of patients experiencing RSA is helpful to find new therapeutic targets and identified with mass spectrometry. In 57 DEPs, 21 were upregulated and 36 were downregulated in RSA. Gene ontology analyses indicated that identified DEPs were associated with cell proliferation, including significantly downregulated insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP2). Immunohistochemical result using clinical decidual tissues also showed that IGFBP2 expression was significantly decreased in RSA trophoblasts. Cell proliferation assay indicated that IGFBP2 treatment increased the proliferation and mRNA expressions of PCNA and Ki67 in trophoblast cells. Transcriptome sequencing experiments and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses revealed that gene expression for components in PI3K-Akt pathway in trophoblasts was significantly upregulated following IGFBP2 treatment. To confirm bioinformatics findings, we did cell-based experiments and found that treatment of inhibitors for insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 receptor-PI3K-Akt pathway significantly reduced IGFBP2-induced trophoblast cell proliferation and mRNA expressions of PCNA and Ki67. Our findings suggest that IGFBP2 may increase trophoblast proliferation through the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway to affect pregnancy outcomes and that IGFBP2 may be a new target for future research and treatment of RSA.

Role of increased IGFBP2 in trophoblast cell proliferation and recurrent spontaneous abortion development: A pilot study.

To investigate whether retinal nerve fiber layer defects (RNFLDs) is a potential risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Chinese adults.

Qianqian Wan

Department of Ophthalmology,
Second Affiliated Hospital,
Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital

Anhui medical university

Comparison of Three Clinical Stereoscopic Methods for Measuring Binocular Visual Function During Amblyopic Treatment in Unilateral Amblyopia

Qianqian Wan

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Anhui medical university

Comparison of Three Clinical Stereoscopic Methods for Measuring Binocular Visual Function During Amblyopic Treatment in Unilateral Amblyopia

Department of Ophthalmology,
Second Affiliated Hospital,
Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital