PURPOSE Fibulin-1 (FBLN1) mRNA is expressed in human sclera and is an important adhesion modulatory protein that can affect cell-matrix interactions and tissue remodeling. Scleral remodeling is influenced by all-trans retinoic acid (RA). Our purpose was to confirm the presence of fibulin-1 protein in guinea pig sclera and investigate the effect of RA on the expression of fibulin-1 in guinea pig...

PURPOSE To study changes in scleral structure induced by chronic experimental intraocular pressure elevation in mice. METHODS We studied the effect of chronic bead-induced glaucoma on scleral thickness, collagen lamellar structure, and collagen fibril diameter distribution in C57BL/6 (B6) and CD1 mice, and in collagen 8α2 mutant mice (Aca23) and their wild-type littermates (Aca23-WT) using el...

Biometrics is mainly used in security systems and can reduce or eliminate the need to retain a key or to eliminate a password and can speed up user throughput being less intrusive. First, it detects the person‟s original identity with certainty while still honoring their civil and personal rights. Sclera recognition has many advantages compare to other methods. Face recognition is the natural w...

PURPOSE To measure histomorphometrically the location of the peripapillary arterial circle of Zinn-Haller (ZHAC) and assess its associations with axial length. METHODS Using a light microscope, we measured the distance from the ZHAC to the peripapillary ring (optic disc border), the merging point of the dura mater with the posterior sclera ("dura-sclera point"), and the inner scleral surface....