Published in Acta Ophthalmol Scand on June 01, 2005
An expanded multilocus sequence typing scheme for propionibacterium acnes: investigation of 'pathogenic', 'commensal' and antibiotic resistant strains. PLoS One (2012) 1.34
In-house nucleic acid amplification assays in research: how much quality control is needed before one can rely upon the results? J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.33
The opportunistic pathogen Propionibacterium acnes: insights into typing, human disease, clonal diversification and CAMP factor evolution. PLoS One (2013) 0.96
Draft genome sequence of an antibiotic-resistant Propionibacterium acnes strain, PRP-38, from the novel type IC cluster. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.89
Lack of association between toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms and sarcoidosis-related uveitis in Japan. Mol Vis (2009) 0.83
Is there any association between Sarcoidosis and infectious agents?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pulm Med (2016) 0.80
Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction to detect propionibacterial ribosomal RNA in the lymph nodes of Chinese patients with sarcoidosis. Clin Exp Immunol (2015) 0.79
Immunological Evidence for the Role of Mycobacteria in Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
The presence of Propionibacterium spp. in the vitreous fluid of uveitis patients with sarcoidosis. Acta Ophthalmol Scand (2006) 0.75
Drusen proteome analysis: an approach to the etiology of age-related macular degeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 6.47
The IC3D classification of the corneal dystrophies. Cornea (2008) 3.46
Midterm results on ocular surface reconstruction using cultivated autologous oral mucosal epithelial transplantation. Am J Ophthalmol (2006) 2.51
Argon laser iridotomy-induced bullous keratopathy a growing problem in Japan. Br J Ophthalmol (2007) 2.44
The ROCK inhibitor eye drop accelerates corneal endothelium wound healing. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2013) 2.30
Corneal transplantation. Lancet (2012) 2.13
Dissemination of methicillin-resistant staphylococci among healthy Japanese children. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 2.13
Tractography to depict three layers of visual field trajectories to the calcarine gyri. Am J Ophthalmol (2005) 2.03
Intravitreal bevacizumab to treat iris neovascularization and neovascular glaucoma secondary to ischemic retinal diseases in 41 consecutive cases. Ophthalmology (2008) 1.96
ROCK inhibitor converts corneal endothelial cells into a phenotype capable of regenerating in vivo endothelial tissue. Am J Pathol (2012) 1.85
Clinicopathologic study of conjunctivochalasis. Cornea (2004) 1.84
Subfoveal choroidal thickness in typical age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2011) 1.83
Long-term results of autologous cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation in the scar phase of severe ocular surface disorders. Br J Ophthalmol (2010) 1.77
New grading system for the evaluation of chronic ocular manifestations in patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Ophthalmology (2007) 1.71
LOXL1 genetic polymorphisms are associated with exfoliation glaucoma in the Japanese population. Mol Vis (2008) 1.61
Intracellularly expressed TLR2s and TLR4s contribution to an immunosilent environment at the ocular mucosal epithelium. J Immunol (2004) 1.60
Effects of ivabradine on the pulmonary vein electrical activity and modulation of pacemaker currents and calcium homeostasis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2011) 1.60
Amniotic membrane as a carrier for cultivated human corneal endothelial cell transplantation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2004) 1.55
Efficacy and safety of one intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in diabetic macular oedema. Acta Ophthalmol (2008) 1.55
Toll-like receptor 3 gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Br J Ophthalmol (2007) 1.53
Complications in patients after intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. Acta Ophthalmol (2007) 1.53
MEPE-ASARM peptides control extracellular matrix mineralization by binding to hydroxyapatite: an inhibition regulated by PHEX cleavage of ASARM. J Bone Miner Res (2008) 1.52
Three susceptible loci associated with primary open-angle glaucoma identified by genome-wide association study in a Japanese population. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.51
HLA-B locus in Japanese patients with anti-epileptics and allopurinol-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Pharmacogenomics (2008) 1.49
Triggering of TLR3 by polyI:C in human corneal epithelial cells to induce inflammatory cytokines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 1.46
Nonaxoplasmic transfer of indocyanine green into the optic nerve after intravitreal application. Retina (2004) 1.44
Comparative effect of antiplatelet therapy in retinal vein occlusion evaluated by the particle-counting method using light scattering. Am J Ophthalmol (2004) 1.44
The features of dry eye disease in a Japanese elderly population. Optom Vis Sci (2006) 1.41
Relationship between arrhythmogenic pulmonary veins and the surrounding atrial substrate in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2010) 1.41
Enhancement on primate corneal endothelial cell survival in vitro by a ROCK inhibitor. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2009) 1.40
IC3D classification of corneal dystrophies--edition 2. Cornea (2015) 1.39
Variable procedural strategies adapted to anatomical characteristics in catheter ablation of the cavotricuspid isthmus using a preoperative multidetector computed tomography analysis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2013) 1.38
High-frequency stimulation of the atria increases early recurrence following pulmonary vein isolation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm (2012) 1.38
Prevalence of dry eye disease and its risk factors in visual display terminal users: the Osaka study. Am J Ophthalmol (2013) 1.37
Oxidized phospholipids in the macula increase with age and in eyes with age-related macular degeneration. Mol Vis (2007) 1.33
Characterization and distribution of bone marrow-derived cells in mouse cornea. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2005) 1.33
Tight junction-related protein expression and distribution in human corneal epithelium. Exp Eye Res (2003) 1.30
Optical coherence tomographic findings of macular holes and retinal detachment after vitrectomy in highly myopic eyes. Am J Ophthalmol (2003) 1.30
Testing of semichronically implanted retinal prosthesis by suprachoroidal-transretinal stimulation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2011) 1.30
Semaphorin-4A, an activator for T-cell-mediated immunity, suppresses angiogenesis via Plexin-D1. EMBO J (2007) 1.28
Comparison of the short-term effects on the human corneal surface of topical timolol maleate with and without benzalkonium chloride. J Glaucoma (2003) 1.28
Identification of human oral keratinocyte stem/progenitor cells by neurotrophin receptor p75 and the role of neurotrophin/p75 signaling. Stem Cells (2006) 1.25
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis infections in the cornea. Cornea (2002) 1.24
Establishment of a cultivated human conjunctival epithelium as an alternative tissue source for autologous corneal epithelial transplantation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2006) 1.23
An evaluation of cultivated corneal limbal epithelial cells, using cell-suspension culture. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2002) 1.23
Extreme genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis strains disseminated among healthy Japanese children. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.21
Association between prostaglandin E receptor 3 polymorphisms and Stevens-Johnson syndrome identified by means of a genome-wide association study. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2010) 1.20
Subfoveal choroidal thickness after ranibizumab therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: 12-month results. Ophthalmology (2012) 1.19
Cytomegalovirus as an etiologic factor in corneal endotheliitis. Ophthalmology (2007) 1.18
The successful culture and autologous transplantation of rabbit oral mucosal epithelial cells on amniotic membrane. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2003) 1.18
Diagnosis and treatment of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis with ocular complications. Ophthalmology (2009) 1.18
Vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling for myopic foveoschisis. Am J Ophthalmol (2004) 1.17
HLA-B*1511 is a risk factor for carbamazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Japanese patients. Epilepsia (2010) 1.16
Cultivated corneal endothelial cell sheet transplantation in a primate model. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2007) 1.16
Chronic photo-oxidative stress and subsequent MCP-1 activation as causative factors for age-related macular degeneration. J Cell Sci (2012) 1.15
Wide-angle viewing lens for vitrectomy. Am J Ophthalmol (2004) 1.14
Sterilized, freeze-dried amniotic membrane: a useful substrate for ocular surface reconstruction. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2004) 1.14
Left atrial thickness under the catheter ablation lines in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: insights from 64-slice multidetector computed tomography. Heart Vessels (2012) 1.13
Evaluation of phosphenes elicited by extraocular stimulation in normals and by suprachoroidal-transretinal stimulation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2007) 1.12
Genetic polymorphisms in the promoter of the interferon gamma receptor 1 gene are associated with atopic cataracts. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2007) 1.12
Controlled-release of epidermal growth factor from cationized gelatin hydrogel enhances corneal epithelial wound healing. J Control Release (2006) 1.12
Relationship between clinical characteristics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and choroidal vascular hyperpermeability. Am J Ophthalmol (2012) 1.12
Common variants in CDKN2B-AS1 associated with optic-nerve vulnerability of glaucoma identified by genome-wide association studies in Japanese. PLoS One (2012) 1.10
How many electrical cardioversions should be applied for repetitive recurrences of atrial arrhythmias following ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation? Europace (2011) 1.10
Comparison of ultrastructure, tight junction-related protein expression and barrier function of human corneal epithelial cells cultivated on amniotic membrane with and without air-lifting. Exp Eye Res (2003) 1.09
Cytomegalovirus in aqueous humor from an eye with corneal endotheliitis. Am J Ophthalmol (2006) 1.09
Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 is required for the proper subcellular localization of claudin 1 and 7: implications in the pathogenesis of gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy. Am J Pathol (2010) 1.09
Connexin43 knockdown accelerates wound healing but inhibits mesenchymal transition after corneal endothelial injury in vivo. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2008) 1.09
Tight junction transmembrane protein claudin subtype expression and distribution in human corneal and conjunctival epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2008) 1.08
Clinical impact of conjunctivochalasis on the ocular surface. Cornea (2005) 1.08
Transglutaminase activity regulates osteoblast differentiation and matrix mineralization in MC3T3-E1 osteoblast cultures. Matrix Biol (2006) 1.08
Hes1 regulates corneal development and the function of corneal epithelial stem/progenitor cells. Stem Cells (2008) 1.08
Successful treatment of Stevens-Johnson syndrome with steroid pulse therapy at disease onset. Am J Ophthalmol (2009) 1.08
Strong association between HLA-A*0206 and Stevens-Johnson syndrome in the Japanese. Am J Ophthalmol (2006) 1.08
cDNA microarray analysis of gene expression changes induced by dexamethasone in cultured human trabecular meshwork cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2002) 1.07
Autologous serum-derived cultivated oral epithelial transplants for severe ocular surface disease. Arch Ophthalmol (2006) 1.07
Inhibition of TGF-β signaling enables human corneal endothelial cell expansion in vitro for use in regenerative medicine. PLoS One (2013) 1.07
Enhancement of corneal endothelium wound healing by Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitor eye drops. Br J Ophthalmol (2011) 1.06
Neural conversion of ES cells by an inductive activity on human amniotic membrane matrix. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.05
Spontaneous ocular surface inflammation and goblet cell disappearance in I kappa B zeta gene-disrupted mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2005) 1.05
Development of new therapeutic modalities for corneal endothelial disease focused on the proliferation of corneal endothelial cells using animal models. Exp Eye Res (2011) 1.05
Scavenger receptors for oxidized lipoprotein in age-related macular degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2007) 1.04
New surgical treatment for superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis and its association with conjunctivochalasis. Am J Ophthalmol (2003) 1.04
The CD4/CD8 ratio in vitreous fluid is of high diagnostic value in sarcoidosis. Ophthalmology (2012) 1.04
Proteomic analysis of vitreous from diabetic macular edema. Exp Eye Res (2005) 1.03
Simultaneous analysis of multiple cytokines in the vitreous of patients with sarcoid uveitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2012) 1.02
Visual improvement after cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation. Ophthalmology (2012) 1.02
Unique distribution of thrombospondin-1 in human ocular surface epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2006) 1.02
Up-regulated gene expression in the conjunctival epithelium of patients with Sjögren's syndrome. Exp Eye Res (2003) 1.02
Phenotypic investigation of human eyes with transplanted autologous cultivated oral mucosal epithelial sheets for severe ocular surface diseases. Ophthalmology (2007) 1.02
Long-term phenotypic study after allogeneic cultivated corneal limbal epithelial transplantation for severe ocular surface diseases. Ophthalmology (2010) 1.01
Lacrimal hypofunction as a new mechanism of dry eye in visual display terminal users. PLoS One (2010) 1.01