Background and Objective. Evaluation of agreement, repeatability, and reproducibility of central and minimal corneal thickness (CCT and MCT) measurements obtained by SOCT, the Scheimpflug system, and ultrasound pachymetry. Materials and Methods. 28 eyes of healthy patients were enrolled. Pachymetry measurements were performed with SOCT, the Scheimpflug system, and ultrasound instrument. Each me...

The cornea is a specialized transparent tissue responsible for refracting light, serving as a protective barrier, and lending structural support to eye shape. Given its importance, the cornea exhibits a surprising amount of phenotypic variability in some traits, including central corneal thickness (CCT). More than a mere anatomic curiosity, differences in CCT have recently been associated with ...

BACKGROUND C-arm cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a comparatively novel modality for guiding percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsies (PTLBs), and despite its potential advantages over conventional computed tomography (CCT), a head-to-head comparison of the two techniques has yet to be reported in the literature. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of CBCT-guided ...

A collection of chaperonin containing TCP1 (CCT) micro-complexes that are comprised of subsets of the constitutively expressed CCT subunits have been identified. These CCT micro-complexes have mol. wts ranging from 120 to 250 kDa and are present in cells at lower abundance (<5%) as compared with intact CCT. Biochemical characterization of these microcomplexes has shown that several are comprise...

Purpose. To evaluate the endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) in adolescents with juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG) and ocular hypertension (OH) and to investigate the influence of topical antiglaucoma medications on ECD and CCT in adolescents with JOAG. Methods. ECD and CCT were investigated in 66 eyes of 33 adolescents with JOAG. Depending on the topical treatm...

PURPOSE To investigate the association between corneal pachymetry and visual field progression in patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma. DESIGN Retrospective case-control study. PARTICIPANTS Eighty-eight patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma, or normal-tension glaucoma, followed for an average of 8 years, who had visual field loss and...

The potential advantages of using the California Consonant Test (CCT) (Owens & Schubert, 1977) with children are discussed, followed by reports of two exploratory investigations. In the fi rst investigation, the CCT was administered in classrooms to second, third and fourth graders with normal hearing. The children scored within 13% of an adult control group, suggesting that the CCT was not too...

BACKGROUND Central corneal thickness (CCT) can be measured by using contact and non-contact methods. Ultrasound pachymetry (US pachymetry) is a contact method for measuring CCT and is perhaps the most commonly used method. However, non-contact methods like scanning slit topography (Orbscan II), slit-lamp optical coherence tomography (SL-OCT), and specular microscopy are also used. Not many stud...

For most proteins of the eukaryotic cytosol, the folding pathways are still largely a mystery, even though many cytosolic chaperones have been identified, including multiple members of the heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 family, Hsp90 and the chaperonin, CCT/TRiC. Particularly puzzling has been the role of CCT, a distant cousin of the prokaryotic chaperonin GroEL, found in eukaryotes and archea. Gr...

For most proteins of the eukaryotic cytosol, the folding pathways are still largely a mystery, even though many cytosolic chaperones have been identified, including multiple members of the heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 family, Hsp90 and the chaperonin, CCT/TRiC. Particularly puzzling has been the role of CCT, a distant cousin of the prokaryotic chaperonin GroEL, found in eukaryotes and archea. Gr...