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Refractive plasticity of the developing chick eye: a summary and update by Irving, Elizabeth L., Sivak, Jacob G., Callender, Murchison G.

“…Purpose To summarize the OPO 1992 Classic Paper: Refractive plasticity of the developing chick eye (12: 448–452) and discuss recent findings in refractive…”
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A novel potential therapy for vascular diseases: Blood-derived stem/progenitor cells specifically activated by dendritic cells by Porat, Y, Niven, M, Sivak, G, Kafri, E, Moshe, M, Frogel, M, Belkin, M

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In vitro ultraviolet-induced damage in human corneal, lens, and retinal pigment epithelial cells by Youn, Hyun-Yi, McCanna, David J, Sivak, Jacob G, Jones, Lyndon W

“…The purpose was to develop suitable in vitro methods to detect ocular epithelial cell damage when exposed to UV radiation, in an effort to evaluate…”
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Use of the viability reagent PrestoBlue in comparison with alamarBlue and MTT to assess the viability of human corneal epithelial cells by Xu, Manlong, McCanna, David J., Sivak, Jacob G.

“…PrestoBlue is a new resazurin based reagent to assess cell viability and cytotoxicity. It is claimed to be a fast and highly sensitive assay. Here, we compared…”
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Application of cyclic biamperometry to viability and cytotoxicity assessment in human corneal epithelial cells by Rahimi, Mehdi, Youn, Hyun-Yi, McCanna, David J., Sivak, Jacob G., Mikkelsen, Susan R.

“…The application of cyclic biamperometry to viability and cytotoxicity assessments of human corneal epithelial cells has been investigated. Electrochemical…”
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Analysis of incidence of traumatic brain injury in blunt trauma patients with Glasgow Coma Scale of 12 or less by Becker, Alexander, Peleg, Kobi, Olsha, Oded, Givon, Adi, Kessel, Boris, Bahouth, H., Becker, A., Hadary, A., Jeroukhimov, M., Karawani, I., Klein, Y., Lin, G., Merin, O., Miklosh, B., Mnouskin, Y., Rivkind, A., Shaked, G., Sivak, G., Soffer, D., Stein, M., Weiss, M.

“…Early diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important for improving survival and neurologic outcome in trauma victims. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Evaluation of differences in injury patterns according to seat position in trauma victims survived traffic accidents by Daskal, Yaakov, Alfici, Ricardo, Givon, Adi, Peleg, Kobi, Olsha, Oded, Kessel, Boris, Bahouth, H., Becker, A., Hadary, A., Jeroukhimov, I., Karawani, M., Klein, Y., Lin, G., Merin, O., Miklosh, B., Mnouskin, Y., Rivkind, A., Shaked, G., Simon, D., Sivak, G., Soffer, D., Stein, M., Weiss, M.

“…Investigation of injury patterns epidemiology among car occupants may help to develop different therapeutic approach according to the seat position. The aim of…”
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Inducing Form-Deprivation Myopia in Fish by Shen, Wei, Vijayan, Mathilakath, Sivak, Jacob G

“…To induce form deprivation myopia in fish and investigate the role of the lens in the development of refractive error. Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus),…”
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Effects of 400 nm, 420 nm, and 435.8 nm radiations on cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells by Youn, Hyun-Yi, Chou, B. Ralph, Cullen, Anthony P., Sivak, Jacob G.

“…The present study demonstrates narrowband short-wavelengths radiation- (400, 420, and 435.8 nm) induced cellular damage of cultured human retinal pigment…”
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Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors Suppress Transforming Growth Factor-β-Induced Subcapsular Cataract Formation by Dwivedi, Dhruva J., Pino, Giuseppe, Banh, Alice, Nathu, Zahra, Howchin, Derek, Margetts, Peter, Sivak, Jacob G., West-Mays, Judith A.

“…The pleotropic morphogen transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) plays an important role in the development of fibrotic pathologies, including anterior subcapsular…”
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Conserved characteristics of ocular refractive development – Did the eye evolve once? by Sivak, Jacob G., Sivak, Jeremy M.

“…It has been speculated that the unitary eyes of vertebrates and molluscs, and the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans, evolved separately. On the other…”
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In vitro assays for evaluating the ultraviolet B-induced damage in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells by Youn, Hyun-Yi, Bantseev, Vladimir, Bols, Niels C., Cullen, Anthony P., Sivak, Jacob G.

“…The present study demonstrates broadband UV-B-induced damage of cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells as an effort to develop an in vitro model that…”
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Organ Culture System for Assessing the Toxicity of Intraocular Treatment Excipients and Pharmaceuticals by Rossy, Jordan, McCanna, David J, Fresco, Bernard, Sivak, Jacob G

“…As the leading cause of blindness, cataracts are a significant burden for the tens of millions of people affected globally by this condition. Chemical…”
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Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on guinea pig lens optical quality and on the refractive state of the eye by Bantseev, Vladimir, Oriowo, Olanrewaju M., Giblin, Frank J., Leverenz, Victor R., Trevithick, John R., Sivak, Jacob G.

“…The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of in vivo hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of albino guinea pigs on ocular refractive state…”
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Blood flow dynamics in the snake spectacle by van Doorn, Kevin, Sivak, Jacob G

“…The eyes of snakes are shielded beneath a layer of transparent integument referred to as the 'reptilian spectacle'. Well adapted to vision by virtue of its…”
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A novel methodology for imaging new bone formation around bioceramic bone substitutes by Gorustovich, Alejandro A., Sivak, Matías G., Guglielmotti, María B.

“…In this study, Frost's bulk‐staining in combination with confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was used to image and characterize ground sections of…”
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Action Spectrum and Recovery for In Vitro UV-Induced Cataract Using Whole Lenses by Oriowo, Olanrewaju M, Cullen, Anthony P, Chou, B. Ralph, Sivak, Jacob G

“…To establish the in vitro action spectrum for acute UV cataractogenesis using whole cultured lenses. The recovery pattern of the induced cataract was also…”
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Through the lens clearly: phylogeny and development: the Proctor lecture by Sivak, Jacob G

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Eyes of a Lower Vertebrate Are Susceptible to the Visual Environment by Shen, Wei, Sivak, Jacob G

“…Recently, it has been found that form deprivation myopia can be induced in fish (tilapia). This study examined the sensitivity of the tilapia eye to positive…”
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Ocular toxicology: synergism of UV radiation and benzalkonium chloride by Xu, Manlong, Sivak, Jacob G., McCanna, David J.

“…To investigate the combined toxic effect of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and benzalkonium chloride (BAK), a common preservative in ophthalmic eye drops, on human…”
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