...Jun Akiba; Norihiko Yanagiya; Akihiro Kakehashi; Taiichi Hikichi; Masanori Kado; Akitoshi Yoshida; Norio Ueno To investigate copper-ion (Cu 2+ )-catalyzed vitreous liquefaction in vivo, Cu 2+ solution (10 μmol) was injected into the vitreous cavity of rabbits. At 24 h after the injection, the gel...

... shrinkage Vitreous liquefaction Original Paper Ophthalmic Res 1994;26:51-59 Akihiro Kakehashi Norio Ueno Bireswar Chakrabarti The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA M olecular M echanism s of Photochem ically Induced Posterior...

... Liquefaction of Vitreous by Ascorbic Acid: Role of Radicals and Radical Ions Keywords Ascorbic acid Sodium hyaluronate Hydroxyl ion Metal ions Vitreous liquefaction Abstract The effect of Fe2+ and Cu2+ on the intact calf vitreous in the presence or absence of exogenous ascorbic acid was investi­ gated in vitro...