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Assessment of UV Blocking Performance for Development of Converged Technologies of Vision Correcting Spectacle Lenses (시력교정용 안경렌즈의 융복합적 기술개발을 위한 UV차단 성능 평가)

  • Kim, Heung-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.93-98
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    • 2018
  • This study was wanted to confirm ability for UV blocking according to its material. The lenses materials were Acryl, CR-39, NK-55, and MR-8. It was grouped: Group A consisting of anti-scratch hard coated lenses and anti-refractive multi coated lenses, Group B added UV blocking coating on the group A, and Group C consisting of only UV blocking lenses. The results measured UV transmittance, On the UV-A wavelength, Group A showed the UV transmittance of 7.726%, 0.043%, 0.007%, and 0.007% respectively. Group B showed 0.038%, 0.037%, 0.007%, and 0.007%, respectively. The UV-blocking performance of CR-39 has been greatly improved. Group C has shown the best UV blocking function; only 0.005% and 0.004% of UV transmittances.(1.60 and 1.67 index of refraction respectively). For the low power of lenses and sunglasses, the CR-39 lens is the most used. Therefore, to UV blocking from the lens, new materials or UV absorbers or UV coating technology and development of Converged Technologies are required.

Effect of Visual acuity for Change of Astigmatism axis in Myopic astigmatism (근시성 난시안에서 난시축 변화가 시력에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Jun-Gyu;Kim, Bo-Yun;Lee, Eun-Hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.12
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    • pp.285-290
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to compare the status of eyesight according to the change of astigmatism axis in myopic astigmatism and to minimize errors in making astigmatic glasses based on accurate optometry and prescription. The subjects were 93 males and females(186 eyes) who have myopic astigmatism without any ocular disease or systemic disease. We performed comparative analysis on the status of visual acuity according to the change of astigmatism axis to 5, 10 and 15 degree in corrected eyesight 1.0. The direct astigmatism was the most common astigmatism type among the 186 eyes. After all subjects were perfectly corrected into 1.0, the change of astigmatism axis affected eyesight; The results suggested that the more change was made in astigmatism axis, the worse their eyesight would become. The main astigmatism type was changed from direct astigmatism to inverse astigmatism as age increased. The change of the astigmatism axis resulted in failing of corrected eyesight. Therefore, the convergence of examination and correction for astigmatism strength and axis is necessary when conducting refraction inspection for astigmatism.

A Study on Girls' High School Students for Knowledge and Practice of Eyesight Care (서울시내 일부여고생들의 안경착용률 및 시력보호에 대한 지식과 태도에 관한 연구)

  • 김윤희;곽정옥
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.87-97
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    • 1993
  • The purpose of this study is to give practical information about eyesight care-preventing refractive error and actual conditions of wearing glasses(or contact lenses) to help school health education, For this study, 1,216 freshmen were sampled from liberal and vocational high schools in Seoul and the survey was successfully accomplished. Following are the major findings results of this study: 1. The percentage of the freshmen wearing glasses in girls high school were 57.5 percent in liberal high school and 41.7 percent in vocational high school. 2. The percentage of both the students and parents wearing glasses were 49.9 percent in liberal high school and 33.8 percent in vocational high school. 3. From the survey, the majority of the students began to wear glasses during their middle school years. The percentages were 46.6 percent in liberal high school and 62.1 percent in vocational high school. 4. The percentage of the students who got their glasses prescribed from an ophthalmic clinic were 60.6 percent in liberal high school, 31.5 percent in vocational high school and the rest got their glasses from the optician.. 5. The percentage of the students wearing glasses who didn't have optometry check-up for 6 months were 57.2 percent in liberal high school and 38.4 percent in vocational high school. The percentage of the students not wearing glasses in the same situation were 61.9 percent in liberal high school and 41.5 percent in vocational high school. 6. The percentage of the students who believe that the health education in school is necessary for the prevention of amblyopia were 79.2 percent of strdents attending in liberal high school, 82.9 percent in vocational high school, 81.5 percent of students wearing glasses and 80.8 percent of students not wearing glasses.

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Metronidazole Reduced Ammonia Toxicity in Human Hep G2 cell and Rat Hepatocytes (Hep G2 세포와 rat 간세포에서 Metronidazole에 의한 암모니아 독성 감소)

  • Kim, Bo-Ae;Kim, Hyun-Jung;Kim, You-Young
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.381-386
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    • 2008
  • Lipophilic ammonia is toxic gas and can easily diffuse across cell membranes. Excess ammonia is implicated in the pathogenesis of several metabolic disorders including hepatic encephalopathy and may result in the death. The purpose of this study was to clarify the inhibition effect of metronidazole on liver cell damage due to ammonia in human Hep G2 cell and rat hepatocytes. The effects of metronidazole were studied in ammonium chloride treated human Hep G2 cell (75 mM) and rat hepatocyte (100 mM) following $0.1{\mu}M$ metronidazole treatment. In MTZ+AC group, cell viabilities increased prominently and LDH activities decreased over 25% than AC group. Furthermore, ammonia level according to ammonium chloride treatment reduced over 30% and lipid peroxidation as an index of cell membrane damage decreased more than twice. By comparison with control, catalase activity showed more than 30% reduction in AC group while less than 10% reduction in MTZ+AC group, respectively. In addition, MTZ+AC group showed the similar cell structure as control in cell morphology study by using light microscope, and represented fluorescent intensity decrement compared with AC group in fluorescent microscopic study with avidin-TRITC fluorescent dye. And cleaved PARP expression due to ammonia reduced twofold or more in MTZ+AC group. As the results suggest, metronidazole may protect the liver cell by inhibiting cell damages due to ammonia and be used for an effective antagonist of ammonia in hyperammonemia.

Effects of Onion and Naringin Extract Mixed Products on Antihyperlipidemic Levels of Bio FIB Hamster (FIB 햄스터에서 양파즙과 나린진 추출 혼합물의 항고지혈증 효과 -투과전자현미경적 관찰-)

  • Kim, In-Suk;Chae, Soo-Chul;Kim, Dong-Wook
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.191-197
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    • 2009
  • This study investigated the effects to lowering hyperlipidemic levels in hamsters by feeding them naringin and onion extracts. The hyperlipidemic levels on all of the hamsters were raised by feeding them with high fat atherogenic diet (HFAD) containing 10% coconut oil and 0.05% cholesterol. The experimental groups were randomly assigned to 5 groups (normal, control, OEN, OES, and OESN) each 6 hamsters over a 40 days period. The control group (HFAD) received a 10% coconut oil and 0.05% cholesterol with basal diet, the OEN group which received an onion extract mixture contaning 50% water and 50% onion extract, the OES group which received 100% onion extract, the OESN group which received 100% onion extract combined with 1% naringin. Serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels significantly decreased in the naringin treated group while the HDL cholesterol level increased. On the other hand, the morphology of the mitochondria and nuclei found in the livers of the treated group given naringin were siginficantly different when compared to those group given high fat diets. In conclusion, onion extract with naringin decreased cholesterol levels in hamster's livers.

Development of the new meta-heuristic optimization algorithm inspired by a vision correction procedure: Vision Correction Algorithm (시력교정 과정에서 착안된 새로운 메타휴리스틱 최적화 알고리즘의 개발: Vision Correction Algorithm)

  • Lee, Eui Hoon;Yoo, Do Guen;Choi, Young Hwan;Kim, Joong Hoon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.117-126
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    • 2016
  • In this study, a new meta-heuristic optimization algorithm, Vision Correction Algorithm (VCA), designed according to the optical properties of glasses was developed. The VCA is a technique applying optometry and vision correction procedure to optimization algorithm through the process of myopic/hyperopic correction-brightness adjustment-compression enforcement-astigmatism adjustment. The proposed VCA unlike the conventional meta-heuristic algorithm is an automatically adjusting global/local search rate and global search direction based on accumulated optimization results. The proposed algorithm was applied to the representative optimization problem (mathematical and engineering problem) and results of the application are compared with that of the present algorithms.

Mechanical properties of materials for spectacle lens cutting containing SrO as Ophthalmic Dispensing Glasses (조제가공을 위한 SrO 첨가 안경렌즈 절삭용 재료의 기계적 특성)

  • Lee, Young-Il
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.197-202
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    • 2004
  • The aim of this work is to improve the mechanical properties of materials for glasses lens cutting at $1920^{\circ}C$ using SrO as sintering additive. The heating rate was $15^{\circ}C/min$ and the cooling rate about $25^{\circ}C/min$ from the sintering temperature to $1000^{\circ}C$. SEM analysis and XRD of the surface of samples were carried out. Microstructures of sintered materials were strongly dependent on the composition of sintering additives. The fracture toughness and hardness were increased by increasing the SrO. Typical fracture toughness and hardness of materials for glasses lens cutting were $5.6{\pm}0.3MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$ and $16.2{\pm}0.5GPa$, respectively.

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Actual Condition of Periodic Visual Acuity Testing for Undergraduate Students (대학생의 정기적 시력검진 실태에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ok-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.117-120
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    • 2007
  • The actual condition of periodic visual acuity testing for 304 undergraduate students were investigated for the purpose of prepared some fundamental data on the development of the eye-health education program and conducting a practical application. Many undergraduate students (59.21%) had not been tested periodic visual acuity testing. The ratio of periodic visual acuity testing for female was higher than male. There was statistical significant difference dependence on the native place, the educational system, and the division of major. The ratio of periodic visual acuity testing for undergraduate students from city was 43.07%, from rural area was 24.32% (p<0.05). According to the educational system, the ratio of periodic visual acuity testing of university students was 65.71%, college students was 27.64% (p<0.001). The ratio of periodic visual acuity testing of undergraduate students who have corrected their visual acuity was 50.25%, while that of students who have not corrected was 23.36% (p<0.001).

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The Research of Fitting Status of R.G.P Lenses Inspected by Optometrists in In-Cheon and Kyung-Gi Region (인천·경기지역 안경사들을 대상으로 한 R.G.P 렌즈 착용 실태 조사)

  • Kim, In-Suk;Kim, Young-Pil;Kim, Jung-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2007
  • This research investigated the effects of spherical and aspherical R.G.P lenses which was performed by optometrists in In-Cheon and Kyung-Gi region. This research survey included various questions such as the fitting status, after-care method, preliminary test. Results of the survey revealed that the optometriests sold the asperical and spherical lenses with a ratio of 7:3, respectively, and most of them did not cheked Topography, Fluorescein test by slit lamp biomicroscope, Tear Break up time test, Schirmer test and so on. And, with fitted R.G.P lenses symptoms like light odd-feeling, congestion, eye-stimulus, dimness and dryness were frequently reported. The purposes of this study are to search for the ideal fitting check of R.G.P lens and remind the most important preliminary test for contact lens fitting.

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Undergraduate Students' Degree of Request for the Eye-Health Education (대학생의 안보건교육 요구도)

  • Lee, Ok-Jin;Kim, Hye-Gum
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.49-53
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, for the purpose of preparing some fundamental data on the development of the eye-health education program and conducting a practical application, the degree of request for the eye-health education were investigated by surveying 304 undergraduate students. The relationship between the degree of request for the eye-health education and sex, the division of major, and the experience of eye-health education was examined by SAS and $X^2$-test of questionnaire. The degree of request of undergraduate students for the eye-health education was as high as 86.51%. There was no statistical significant difference dependence on their experience of the eye-health education or their sex. There was significant difference dependence on their major. Specially, the degree of request of natural science, medical and health science majors was higher than any other majors. Consideration on the eye-health education should be required to meet the request of it.

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