Reactive oxygen species are constantly formed in the human body and removed by
antioxidant defenses. An antioxidant is a substance that, when present at low concentrations …

It is difficult these days to open a medical journal without seeing some paper on the role
of'reactive oxygen species' or'free radicals' in human disease. These species have been …

Oxidative stress can results from or be enhanced by a large variety of conditions, including
nutritional imbalance, exposure to chemical and physical agents in the environmental …

The population of infants at risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) varies by world region;
in countries with well developed neonatal intensive care services, the highest risk infants are …

Purpose To determine incidence, risk factors, risk period, and characteristics of recurrent
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) treated by intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) monotherapy …

purpose. The inner vasculature of the retina develops as a spreading network, which is
preceded by spindle-shaped cells. These cells are alleged to be vascular precursor cells …

My first introduction to the eye came more than three decades ago when my close friend and
mentor, the late Professor Isaac C. Michaelson, convinced me that studying the biochemistry …

The mammalian retina, like the rest of the central nervous system, is highly stable and can
maintain its structure and function for the full life of the individual, in humans for many …

Chemists and biologists have examined in detail the role of free radical reactions in the
damage done to living cells by high-energy radiation. When tissues are exposed to, say …

Background: Although peripheral cryotherapy decreases the incidence of unfavorable
anatomic outcomes in threshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), apnea, bradycardia, and …