Autor: MZ

Zurich/Leipzig – mechentel news -Scleral cross-linking (SXL) by riboflavin and light application has been introduced as a possible treatment to increase scleral tissue stiffness and to inhibit excessive axial elongation of highly myopic eyes. We evaluated an ocular tissue damage threshold for blue light irradiation, and used SXL treatment to induce eye growth inhibition. The sclera of 3-week-old rabbits (39 pigmented and 15 albino rabbits) were treated with different blue light intensities...

Effect of oral administration of carprofen on intraocular pressure in normal dogs. Manhattan – mechentel news – The aim of this study was to determine the effect of oral administration of carprofen on intraocular pressure in normal dogs. Twelve young adult beagle dogs were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 6) or control (n = 6) groups. After an 11-day acclimation period, the treatment group received approximately 2.2 mg/kg carprofen per os every 12 h for 7 days, and the control group...

Münster – mechentel news – To investigate the application of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography in the retinas of healthy mice and to evaluate choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a mouse model of laser-induced CNV, C57BL/6J mice aged 18-25 weeks were examined using the spectral-domain optical coherence tomography device RTVue XR Avanti (Optovue, Inc, Fremont, California, USA). Blood flow in different retinal layers was detected using the split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation...

Košice – mechentel news – West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne neurotropic pathogen that presents a major public health concern. Information on WNV prevalence and circulation in Slovakia is insufficient. Oral and cloacal swabs and bird brain samples were tested for flavivirus RNA by RT-PCR using newly designed generic primers. The species designation was confirmed by sequencing. WNV was detected in swab and brain samples, whereas one brain sample was positive for tick-borne encephalitis...