• 한국안광학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2014

목적: 콘택트렌즈의 함수율, 재질, 굴절력의 차이에 따른 착용전후의 각막의 형태 변화를 살펴보고자 하였다. 방법: 5가지 유형의 콘택트렌즈를 사용하여 렌즈 착용 전후의 두께차이를 비교하였다. 각막의 중심부와 각막 중심에 떨어진 거리와 방향에 따른 렌즈 착용 전, 후의 각막의 두께, 각막 전, 후면 곡률, 고위수차의 변화를 조사하였다. 측정에 사용된 장비로는 ORB ScanII(Bausch & Lomb Inc, ver 3.14)로 각막 지형도 및 각막 두께를 측정하였으며, 고위수차(high order aberration) 분석을 위하여 Zywave(Bausch & Lomb Inc, ver 5.20)를 사용 하였다. 결과: 산소투과가 낮은 하이드로겔 재질의 소프트 콘택트렌즈(T2 lens)에서 각막의 두께가 증가하는 경향이 두드러지게 나타났다. 각막 중심에서 가장 많은 변화를 보였으며, 중심에 가까울수록 변화정도가 증가하였다. 각막의 방향에 있어서는 코 쪽이 가장 많이 변하였다. 결론: 본 연구에서 사용한 함수율, 재질, 디자인이 다른 5종의 콘택트렌즈 중 Dk가 28이상의 산소투과도를 가진 렌즈에서는 각막의 형태 변화가 적었으며, 산소투과도가 매우 낮은 렌즈에서 가장 많은 각막형태의 변화가 나타났다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2011

Objectives: This study was conducted to show the intraocular pressure (IOP) distribution and the factors affecting IOP in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in India. Methods: We measured the anthropometric and biochemical parameters for confirmed type 2 DM patients. A comprehensive ocular examination was performed for 1377 subjects aged > 40 years and residing in Chennai. Results: A significant difference in IOP (mean ${\pm}$ standard deviation) was found between men and women ($14.6{\pm}2.9$ and $15.0{\pm}2.8$ mmHg, p = 0.005). A significantly elevated IOP was observed among smokers, subjects with systemic hypertension and women with clinically significant macular edema (CSME). After a univariate analysis, factors associated significantly with higher IOP were elevated systolic blood pressure, elevated resting pulse rate and thicker central corneal thickness (CCT). In women, elevated glycosylated hemoglobin was associated with a higher IOP. After adjusting for all variables, the elevated resting pulse rate and CCT were found to be associated with a higher IOP. Conclusions: Systemic hypertension, smoking, pulse rate and CCT were associated with elevated intraocular pressure in type 2 DM. Women with type 2 DM, especially those with CSME, were more prone to have an elevated IOP.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권8호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 각막굴절수술 후 콘택트렌즈 착용 실태, 유통 중인 콘택트렌즈의 베이스커브와 직경을 조사하여, 변형된 각막에 콘택트렌즈를 착용하였을 때 렌즈 움직임과 착용양상을 확인해보고자 하였다. 각막굴절수술 후 16.5%가 콘택트렌즈를 착용한 경험이 있었다. 또한, 콘택트렌즈의 베이스커브는 8.6 mm, 직경은 14.0 mm가 가장 많은 비중을 차지하였다. 각막굴절수술 한 24안의 각막은 편평하였으며, 콘택트렌즈를 착용했을 때 렌즈는 이측과 하측으로 모두 이동하였다. 각막굴절수술 후 콘택트렌즈 착용으로 불편함을 느낄 수 있어 렌즈 착용시 상세한 설명과 한정적인 렌즈의 종류로 정교한 피팅이 필요하며, 콘택트렌즈의 산업과 임상적인 연구에서 융합이 필요할 것이라고 생각된다.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.469-476
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• 2012

목적: 본 연구의 목적은 각막의 직경과 방향에 따른 비구면계수 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 시력에 영향을 줄 수 있는 안과적 질환이 없고 굴절교정 수술 경험이 없는 성인 57명(평균 $27.0{\pm}4.8$세, 남 20명, 여37명)을 대상으로 각막비구면계측기(Pentacam, Oculus Co., Germany)을 이용하여 각막의 직경과 방향에 따른 비구면계수 변화를 측정하였다. 결과: 각막정점을 기준으로 모든 방향에서 직경이 증가함에 따라 비구면계수가 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였으며(p<0.05), 측정된 모든 직경에서 방향별 비구면계수의 크기는 상측> 비측> 하측> 이측 순으로 나타났다. 강주경선과 약주경선에 따른 비구면계수와 변화량은 강주경선에서 높게 측정되었으며 이는 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 결론: 각막의 비구면계수는 각막의 직경이 증가함에 따라 유의하게 증가하였고, 각막정점을 기준으로 모든 방향에서 측정된 수치나 증가량이 다르게 나타나므로 각막형상을 이해하는데 도움이 되고 RGP 렌즈 제조와 피팅시 고려되어야 할 부분이라 생각된다.

• 한국임상보건과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1478-1485
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• 2021

Purpose. To analysis of astigmatism in Korean adults from 20 to 29 years old. Methods. From January 2019 to February 2020, one hundred two subjects were performed in refraction test using the Auto-Refractometry. Results. In the type of astigmatism based on refractive error, the male's right eye was 4.26% simple myopic astigmatism and 95.74% complex myopic astigmatism, and the left eye was 2.22% simple myopic astigmatism and 97.78% complex myopic astigmatism. However, in the female's right eye, simple myopic astigmatism was 2.27%, complex myopic astigmatism was 97.73%, and left eye was simple myopic astigmatism was 2.17%, complex myopic astigmatism was 97.83%. The types of astigmatism in men and women similar to other. The mean refractive astigmatism values were -0.922±-0.798 diopter and -0.877±-0.707 diopter for male right and left eye, and -0.765±-0.599 diopter and -0.853±-0.586 diopter for female. On the other hand, the refraction values of the right and left eyes of men and women have statistical significance(p=0.000). The mean power comparative between refractive astigmatism and corneal astigmatism power were -0.186±-0.745 diopter, -1.091±-0.589 diopter in male and -1.140±-0.593 diopter, -1.140±-0.534 diopter in female. Therefore, the mean power values of the refractive astigmatism and corneal astigmatism of men and women were statistical significance(p=0.000). At the 0.75 diopter or more, which can have clinical symptoms of astigmatism power, males have 60.86% and 72.09% of the right and left eyes, and females have 47,64% and 60.10% of the right and left eyes. At 0.75 diopter or more, which can have clinical symptoms of corneal astigmatism power, males have 68.75% and 74% of the right and left eyes, and females have 86.50% and 82.35% of the right and left eyes. In the type of astigmatism axis, both men and women had a high frequency of the rule astigmatism. However, men had a high frequency of against-the-rule astigmatism and women showed a high frequency of oblique astigmatism. Conclusions. In this study, the complex myopic astigmatism and with-the rule astigmatism was the most common of all subjects. However, there was a statistical significance between right and left eyes of all subjects. The corneal astigmatism was higher refractive values in both males and females than refractive astigmatism. This study suggests that the analysis of the astigmatism can provide the useful diagnosis information for the correction of visual acuity.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.642-650
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• 2021

Strabismus is one of the most common disease that might be associated with vision impairment. Especially in infants and children, it is critical to detect strabismus at an early age because uncorrected strabismus may go on to develop amblyopia. To this end, ophthalmologists usually perform the Hirschberg test, which observes corneal light reflex (CLR) to determine the presence and type of strabismus. However, this test is usually done manually in a hospital, which might be difficult for patients who live in a remote area with poor medical access. To address this issue, we propose an automatic strabismus screening method that calculates the CLR ratio to determine the presence of strabismus based on image processing. In particular, the method first employs a pre-trained face detection model and a 68 facial landmarks detector to extract the eye region image. The data points located in the limbus are then collected, and the least square method is applied to obtain the center coordinates of the iris. Finally, the coordinate of the reflective light point center within the iris is extracted and used to calculate the CLR ratio with the coordinate of iris edges. Experimental results with several images demonstrate that the proposed method can be a promising solution to provide strabismus screening for patients who cannot visit hospitals.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2012

목적: 구면 RGP 렌즈 및 비구면 RGP 렌즈를 양호하게 피팅할 때 중심부와 주변부의 플루레신 염색 면적이 난시도 및 각막형상에 따라 어떻게 달라지는 지를 비교하여 렌즈와 각막과의 정렬상태가 렌즈의 디자인에 따라 어떠한 차이가 있는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 직난시를 가진 19~30세($25.12{\pm}3.52$세)의 90안을 대상으로 구면 및 비구면 RGP 렌즈를 착용시키고 플루레신 염색 패턴을 분석하였으며, 이의 정량적인 평가를 위하여 중심부와 주변부의 면적을 계산하여 비교하였다. 결과: 양호한 피팅이 되는 렌즈의 베이스커브가 구면 RGP 렌즈와 비구면 RGP 렌즈가 동일한 경우는 72%에 달하였으나, 대칭나비형 각막과 높은 난시도를 가진 경우에는 동일한 베이스커브에서 구면 RGP 렌즈와 비구면 RGP 렌즈가 양호한 피팅이 될 가능성이 적어졌다. 양호하게 피팅된 비구면 RGP 렌즈의 주변부 플루레신 염색 면적은 구면 RGP 렌즈보다 더 작았으며, 두 디자인의 렌즈 모두 난시가 심해질수록 주변부 면적은 감소하였고 원형 각막보다도 대칭 나비형 각막에서의 주변부 면적이 더 작았다. 동일한 난시도의 각막에서는 두 각막 형상 모두에서 양호하게 피팅된 비구면 RGP 렌즈의 주변부 플루레신 염색 면적이 더 작았다. 결론: 본 연구를 통하여 RGP 렌즈의 각막과의 정렬상태의 달라지는 정도가 렌즈 디자인, 각막의 난시도, 각막 형상에 의해 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 렌즈 디자인과 각막의 정렬상태의 정량적인 고찰을 통한 본 연구결과는 RGP 렌즈의 피팅 가이드라인 설정, 적합한 디자인 개발, 부분별 누액양에 대한 기초자료로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2008

Herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) is an inflammatory disorder induced by HSV-1 infection and characterized by T cell-dependent destruction of corneal tissues. It is not known what triggers $CD4^+$ T cell migration into the stroma of HSV-1-infected corneas. The keratocyte is a fibroblast-like cell that can function as an antigen-presenting cell in the mouse cornea by expressing MHC class II and costimulatory molecules after HSV-1 infection. We hypothesized that chemokines produced by stromal keratocytes are involved in $CD4^+$ T cell infiltration into the cornea. We found that keratocytes produce several cytokines and chemokines, including MCP-1, RANTES, and T cell activation (TCA)-3. HSV-1 infection increased the production of MCP-1 and RANTES by keratocytes, and these acted as chemoattractants for HSV-1-primed $CD4^+$ T cells expressing CCR2 and CCR5. ExpreHerpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) is an inflammatory disorder induced by HSV-1 infection and characterized by T cell-dependent destruction of corneal tissues. It is not known what triggers $CD4^+$ T cell migration into the stroma of HSV-1-infected corneas. The keratocyte is a fibroblast-like cell that can function as an antigen-presenting cell in the mouse cornea by expressing MHC class II and costimulatory molecules after HSV-1 infection. We hypothesized that chemokines produced by stromal keratocytes are involved in $CD4^+$ T cell infiltration into the cornea. We found that keratocytes produce several cytokines and chemokines, including MCP-1, RANTES, and T cell activation (TCA)-3. HSV-1 infection increased the production of MCP-1 and RANTES by keratocytes, and these acted as chemoattractants for HSV-1-primed $CD4^+$ T cells expressing CCR2 and CCR5. Expression of MCP-1 in the corneal stroma was confirmed in vivo. Finally, when HSV-1-primed $CD4^+$ T cells were adoptively transferred into wild type and MCP-1-deficient mice that had been sublethally irradiated to minimize chemokine production from immune cells, infiltration of $CD4^+$ T cells was markedly reduced in the MCP-1-deficient mice, suggesting that it is the MCP-1 from HSV-1-infected keratocytes that attracts $CD4^+$ T cells into the cornea.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.279-289
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• 2013

목적: 소프트 콘택트렌즈를 일시 제거한 상태에서 굴절보정을 위한 굴절검사 시의 굴절력 변화를 평가하고자 하였다. 방법: 17세에서 39세(평균 $24{\pm}4.8$세)의 소프트 렌즈 착용자 91명(남자 15명, 여자 76명 총 182안)을 대상으로 하였다. 렌즈를 제거한 뒤 즉시, 30분, 60분, 90분 후 타각적, 자각적 굴절검사 및 각막곡률반경검사를 하였다. 렌즈의 종류, 피팅 및 착용 상태별로 측정 시간에 따른 굴절력 변화를 평가하였다. 결과: 타각적, 자각적 굴절검사 및 각막곡률반경검사에서 측정 시간대별로 유의한 변화를 보였다(p<0.0001). 굴절력은 측정 초기(렌즈 제거 후 30분 후)에서 완만한 근시화 경향을, 그리고 측정 후반(렌즈 제거 후 60분에서 90분)에서 미약한 근시화 경향을 보였다. 렌즈 종류, 피팅 상태, 착용 시간, 착용 일수 및 검사 전날의 수면 시간에 따른 유의한 차이는 없었으나, 각막곡률의 변화에서 측정 시간과 렌즈 종류(p=0.017), 피팅 상태(p=0.019) 및 수면 시간(p=0.010) 간의 상호작용 효과는 유의하였다. 결론: 소프트 콘택트렌즈의 종류, 피팅 및 착용 상태와 상관없이 렌즈 제거 후 굴절력과 각막곡률의 안정화 시점은 적어도 60분 이상으로 나타났다. 따라서 굴절보정을 위한 굴절검사 시 가능한 60분 이상 기다린 후 실시하여야 할 것이다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.133-149
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• 1997

4-week repeated dose toxicity of DA-5018, a new capsaicin analogue analgesic agent, was examined in 5D rats at dosage levels of 0,0.4,2, 10 and 50 mg/kg/day. DA-5018 was administered orally to 17 males and 17 females per group at doses of 0, 10 and 50 mg/kg and to 12 males and 12 females per group at doses of 0.4 and 2 mg/kg. After the administration period, 5 males and 5 females at the 0, 10 and 50 mg/kg were placed on withdrawal for 2 weeks. Treatment-related clinical signs were observed at 10 and 50 mg/kg. Clinical signs observed immediately after the administration of DA-5018 were grooming, sedation or depression, lacrimation, atacia, reddening of extremities and ears, ventral or lateral recumvincy, respiratory distress, cyanosis and convulsion. Delayed-type clinical signs including focal scabbing and depilation around nose were also observed 1 or 2 weeks after the start of administration of DA-5018. Only at the 50 mg/kg group, corneal opacities, reduced body weight gain (male) and death (male 6/17, female 3/17) were noted. In blood biochemical analysis, serum levels of glucose and triglyceride decreased at 10 and 50 mg/kg. In hematological examination, there were increases in the number of red blood cell, hemoglobin content and percent of hematocrit at 10 and 50 mg/kg. Pulmonary enlargement and hemorrhagic spot, focal scabbing and depilation around nose and corneal opacities were seen at the necropsy of the animals died during the dosing of DA-5018 50 mg/kg. Focal scabbing and depilation around nose were observed in the animals terminally necropsied at doses of 10 and 50 mg/kg. Histopathological examination revealed pulmonary hemorrhage, focal necrosis in the scabbed area, corneal necrosis, fibrosis and neovasculization in the stroma. At 0.4 and 2 mg/kg, there were no significant toxic changes attributable to the administration of DA-5018. In conclusion, target organs following to 4-week repeated dose of DA-5018 in the rat were determined to be lung, skin and eyes. Definite toxic dose and no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) were estimated to be 50 and 2 mg/kg/day, respectively.