The blood-ocular barrier system is formed by 2 main barriers: the blood-aqueous barrier and
the blood-retinal barrier (BRB). The BRB is particularly tight and restrictive and is a …

The most striking features of diabetic retinopathy are the vascular abnormalities that are
apparent by fundus examination. There is also strong evidence that diabetes causes …

Advances in imaging are transforming our understanding of angiogenesis and the
evaluation of drugs that stimulate or inhibit angiogenesis in preclinical models and human …

Ocular fundus imaging plays a key role in monitoring the health status of the human eye.
Currently, a large number of imaging modalities allow the assessment and/or quantification …

Results In the controls, retinal thickness was 153±15 μm in the fovea, 249±19 μm in the
temporal parafoveal region, and 268±20 μm in the nasal parafoveal region. In diabetic …

Purpose: To characterize macular edema that occurs after uneventful cataract surgery.
Setting: Centre of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Institute of Biomedical Research on …

Morphological studies demonstrating the presence in the retinal vessels of 'zonulae
occludente'between the endothelial cells and physiological studies examining diffusion …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains a major cause of blindness as the prevalence of diabetes
is expected to approximately double globally between 2000 and 2030. DR progresses over …

Advancement in the treatment of blindness depends on the development of new
technologies that enable early detection, follow-up, and treatment of disease. The authors …

The scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) offers the potential for retinal imaging that is
complementary both to that of the fundus camera and also the newly developing technique …