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Influence of nicotine and cotinine on retinal phospholipase A2 and its significance to macular function.

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The macula is a constituent of the sensory retina that is necessary for sharp contrast and color vision. A significant relationship has been found between tobacco smoking and age-related macular degeneration. Opsin, rhodopsin and phospholipase A2 (PLA2) are located in excitable membranes of retina

[Effects of tobacco smoking on ocular thermoregulation].

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Time course of eyeball temperature in response to smoking of a cigarette was studied in healthy smoking male volunteers aged 19 to 28 (24 men, 48 eyes). Before smoking the mean temperature in the limbic area of the eye was 31.7 +/- 0.1 degree C (the reference age-specific value is 32 +/- 0.02 degree

Risk factors for multiple retinal tears in patients with acute posterior vitreous detachment.

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate possible risk factors for multiple retinal tears in patients with acute posterior vitreous detachment. METHODS Three hundred and seventy-six consecutive patients presenting with symptoms of floaters and/or flashes were examined. The associations of retinal tears with the

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