Ultrasound Activates the TM ELAM-1/IL-1/NF-κB Response: A Potential Mechanism for Intraocular Pressure Reduction after Phacoemulsification | Zendy

Nan Wang | Zendy; Shravan K. Chintala | Zendy; M. Elizabeth Fini | Zendy; Joel S. Schuman | Zendy

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Ultrasound Activates the TM ELAM-1/IL-1/NF-κB Response: A Potential Mechanism for Intraocular Pressure Reduction after Phacoemulsification

Author(s) -

Nan Wang,

Shravan K. Chintala,

M. Elizabeth Fini,

Joel S. Schuman

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.02-0631

Subject(s) - trabecular meshwork , phacoemulsification , glaucoma , ultrasound , intraocular pressure , ultrasound energy , medicine , trabeculectomy , ophthalmology , cell culture , pathology , biology , radiology , genetics , visual acuity

Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), the major causal risk factor for glaucoma, often decreases after cataract removal by phacoemulsification ultrasound. In this study, the hypothesis that ultrasound energy propagated through a fluid medium induces a stress response with the potential to lower IOP was investigated.

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