Association of dry eye symptoms in patients with dyslipidaemia and statin use
1 August 2019
| Ivan Yip
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EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
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Meibomian gland dysfunction, dyslipidaemia, hypercholesterolaemia, lipid, statin
This retrospective analysis of the Blue Mountains Eye Study III cohort (Caucasian Australians residing west of Sydney n=1680; mean age >74 years, range 60-97) analysed the association between dyslipidaemia, use of oral statins and symptoms of dry disease (DED) among...
Somatostatin protects retinal pericytes
1 April 2018
| Graham Wallace
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Apoptosis, Diabetic retinopathy, Inflammation, Microglia, Pericyte, Somatostatin
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes, caused by high blood sugar levels damaging the retinal microvasculature. Mechanisms, such as oxidative stress and deposition of advanced glycation end products, leads to glial cell activation and neuronal apoptosis. Pericytes, contractile...
