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Establishment of a human in vitro model of the outer blood–retinal barrier by Hamilton, R. D., Foss, A. J., Leach, L.

“…The outer blood–retinal barrier is composed of a monolayer of retinal pigment epithelium, Bruch's membrane and the choriocapillaris which is fenestrated…”
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Views of glaucoma patients on provision of follow-up care; an assessment of patient preferences by conjoint analysis by Bhargava, J S, Bhan-Bhargava, A, Foss, A J E, King, A J

“…To determine patients' preferences for provision of glaucoma follow-up services examining preferences for location, access and personnel for delivery of this…”
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Long-term follow-up of porous polyethylene spherical implants after enucleation and evisceration by Alwitry, A, West, S, King, J, Foss, A J, Abercrombie, L C

“…To present long-term follow-up data on enucleations and eviscerations carried out with placement of spherical porous polyethylene implants. A retrospective,…”
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Determining patient preferences in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a conjoint analysis by Baxter, J M, Fotheringham, A J, Foss, A J E

“…Purpose To determine the opinions from a patient perspective on relevant variables in the delivery of treatment for neovascular age-related macular…”
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Falls and health status in elderly women following first eye cataract surgery: a randomised controlled trial by Harwood, R H, Foss, A J E, Osborn, F, Gregson, R M, Zaman, A, Masud, T

“…Background/aim: A third of elderly people fall each year. Poor vision is associated with increased risk of falls. The authors aimed to determine if first eye…”
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The detection of melanoma cells in peripheral blood by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction by FOSS, A. J. E, GUILLE, M. J, OCCLESTON, N. L, HYKIN, P. G, HUNGERFORD, J. L, LIGHTMAN, S

“…Both cutaneous and uveal melanoma undergo haematogenous dissemination. Detection of tyrosinase mRNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)…”
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c-myc, p53, and Bcl-2 expression and clinical outcome in uveal melanoma by Chana, J S, Wilson, G D, Cree, I A, Alexander, R A, Myatt, N, Neale, M, Foss, A J E, Hungerford, J L

“…AIMS Overexpression ofc-myc protein has independent prognostic significance in a variety of primary and metastatic cutaneous melanomas which suggests a…”
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Combination chemotherapy for choroidal melanoma : ex vivo sensitivity to treosulfan with gemcitabine or cytosine arabinoside by NEALE, M. H, MYATT, N, CREE, I. A, KURBACHER, C. M, FOSS, A. J. E, HUNGERFORD, J. L, PLOWMAN, P. N

“…Treatment of choroidal melanoma by chemotherapy is usually unsuccessful, with response rates of less than 1% reported for dacarbazine (DTIC)-containing…”
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Predictive factors for the development of rubeosis following proton beam radiotherapy for uveal melanoma by Foss, Alexander J E, Whelehan, Irene, Hungerford, John L, Anderson, David F, Errington, R Douglas, Kacperek, Andrzej, Restori, Marie, Kongerud, Jane, Sheen, Martin

“…AIMS/BACKGROUND Proton beam radiotherapy can effectively treat primary uveal melanomas of any size. Some patients, however, develop adverse late effects…”
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Reassessment of the PAS patterns in uveal melanoma by Foss, Alexander J E, Alexander, Robert A, Hungerford, John L, Harris, Adrian L, Cree, Ian A, Lightman, Susan

“…BACKGROUND Previous work has highlighted the prognostic importance of patterns of periodic acid Schiff (PAS) staining (the Folberg patterns) in uveal melanoma…”
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Intensive cataract training: a novel approach by Baxter, J M, Lee, R, Sharp, J A H, Foss, A J E

“…Purpose To evaluate the safety of an intensive cataract surgery training programme. Methods An intensive cataract surgery training programme was implemented in…”
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Axon deviation in the human lamina cribrosa by Morgan, James E, Jeffery, Glen, Foss, Alexander J E

“…AIMS To examine the course taken by individual retinal ganglion cell axons through the human lamina cribrosa. METHODS Retinal ganglion cell axons were labelled…”
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Development and validation of a patient based measure of outcome in ocular melanoma by Foss, Alexander J E, Lamping, Donna L, Schroter, Sara, Hungerford, John

“…BACKGROUND Patients with uveal melanoma can be treated by a number of modalities. As none of the different treatments offer a survival advantage, a key factor…”
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Second-eye cataract surgery in elderly women: a cost-utility analysis conducted alongside a randomized controlled trial by Sach, T H, Foss, A J E, Gregson, R M, Zaman, A, Osborn, F, Masud, T, Harwood, R H

“…Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery for older women with minimal visual dysfunction in the eye to…”
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Trends in eye cancer mortality among adults in the USA and England and Wales by FOSS, A. J. E, DOLIN, P. J

“…Trends in eye cancer mortality are presented for the USA and England and Wales during the period 1955-89. Mortality rates have fallen by 58% in the USA during…”
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Upper lid orbicularis oculi muscle strip and sequential brow suspension with autologous fascia lata is beneficial for selected patients with essential blepharospasm by Patil, B, Foss, A J E

“…Purpose Severe cases of blepharospasm resistant to botulinum toxin represent a challenging clinical problem. Over the last 10 years, we have adopted a staged…”
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Modelling uveal melanoma by Foss, Alexander J E, Cree, Ian A, Dolin, Paul J, Hungerford, John L

“…BACKGROUND/AIM There has been no consistent pattern reported on how mortality for uveal melanoma varies with age. This information can be useful to model the…”
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Risk factors for intraocular melanoma and occupational exposure by LUTZ, J-M, CREE, I A, FOSS, A J

“…[...]these results remain controversial 53 71-73 and the recent drop in incidence in the United States is further evidence that this is not a major factor. 7…”
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Detection of melanocytes from uveal melanoma in peripheral blood using the polymerase chain reaction by Tobal, K, Sherman, LS, Foss, AJ, Lightman, SL

“…Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults and can cause loss of vision in the affected eye and death from metastasis, usually to the…”
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Does raised intraocular pressure begin in utero? by Foss, A J E, Rauf, A, Sayer, A Aihie, Evans, J R, Cooper, C, Wormald, R P L, Barker, D J P

“…AIM To determine whether fetal and infant growth, as assessed by weight at birth and weight at 1 year, are related to intraocular pressure. METHODS 717 men and…”
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