Miki Sawa

Summary

Affiliation: Osaka University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Assessment of nuclear sclerosis after nonvitrectomizing vitreous surgery
    M Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2 2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 132:356-62. 2001
  2. ncbi Nonvitrectomizing vitreous surgery for epiretinal membrane long-term follow-up
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Ophthalmology 112:1402-8. 2005
  3. ncbi Three-dimensional optical coherence tomographic findings of idiopathic multiple serous retinal pigment epithelial detachment
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    Arch Ophthalmol 123:122-3. 2005
  4. ncbi Abnormal fundus autofluorescence patterns in myopic choroidal neovascularisation
    M Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Br J Ophthalmol 92:1236-40. 2008
  5. ncbi Application of femtosecond ultrashort pulse laser to photodynamic therapy mediated by indocyanine green
    M Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
    Br J Ophthalmol 88:826-31. 2004
  6. ncbi Fundus autofluorescence after full macular translocation surgery for myopic choroidal neovascularization
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2 2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565 0871, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 246:1087-95. 2008
  7. ncbi Long-term results of intravitreal bevacizumab injection for choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 148:584-590.e2. 2009
  8. ncbi Apparent disappearance of choroidal neovascularization after initial photodynamic therapy with verteporfin
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Room E7, 2-2 Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    Arch Ophthalmol 120:1588-90. 2002
  9. ncbi Intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization attributable to pathological myopia: one-year results
    Yasushi Ikuno
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 147:94-100.e1. 2009
  10. ncbi Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab combined with photodynamic therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
    Fumi Gomi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 150:48-54.e1. 2010

Detail Information

Publications47

  1. ncbi Assessment of nuclear sclerosis after nonvitrectomizing vitreous surgery
    M Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2 2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 132:356-62. 2001
    ..Nuclear sclerosis develops frequently after successful pars plana vitrectomy. We evaluated changes in the degree of nuclear sclerosis after nonvitrectomizing vitreous surgery for idiopathic epimacular proliferation...
  2. ncbi Nonvitrectomizing vitreous surgery for epiretinal membrane long-term follow-up
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Ophthalmology 112:1402-8. 2005
    ..To report the long-term follow-up results of nonvitrectomizing vitreous surgery for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM)...
  3. ncbi Three-dimensional optical coherence tomographic findings of idiopathic multiple serous retinal pigment epithelial detachment
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    Arch Ophthalmol 123:122-3. 2005
  4. ncbi Abnormal fundus autofluorescence patterns in myopic choroidal neovascularisation
    M Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Br J Ophthalmol 92:1236-40. 2008
    ..To investigate fundus autofluorescence (FAF) findings in eyes with myopic choroidal neovascularisation (CNV)...
  5. ncbi Application of femtosecond ultrashort pulse laser to photodynamic therapy mediated by indocyanine green
    M Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
    Br J Ophthalmol 88:826-31. 2004
    ....
  6. ncbi Fundus autofluorescence after full macular translocation surgery for myopic choroidal neovascularization
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2 2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565 0871, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 246:1087-95. 2008
    ..To investigate fundus autofluorescence (FAF) findings in patients who underwent full macular translocation surgery with 360-degree retinotomy (MT360) for myopic choroidal neovascularization (CNV)...
  7. ncbi Long-term results of intravitreal bevacizumab injection for choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 148:584-590.e2. 2009
    ..To investigate the long-term efficacy of intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA) for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to angioid streaks...
  8. ncbi Apparent disappearance of choroidal neovascularization after initial photodynamic therapy with verteporfin
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Room E7, 2-2 Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    Arch Ophthalmol 120:1588-90. 2002
  9. ncbi Intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization attributable to pathological myopia: one-year results
    Yasushi Ikuno
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 147:94-100.e1. 2009
    ..To assess the potential effect of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) (Avastin) on retinal function and anatomic recovery in eyes with choroidal neovascularization attributable to pathological myopia (mCNV)...
  10. ncbi Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab combined with photodynamic therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
    Fumi Gomi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 150:48-54.e1. 2010
    ..To compare the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with or without intravitreal bevacizumab injection for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy...
  11. ncbi One-year outcomes of photodynamic therapy in age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Japanese patients
    Fumi Gomi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Ophthalmology 115:141-6. 2008
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  12. ncbi Efficacy and safety of one intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in diabetic macular oedema
    Xiaoyun Fang
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Acta Ophthalmol 86:800-5. 2008
    ..To assess the efficacy, duration of effect and safety of one intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in diabetic macular oedema (DMO)...
  13. ncbi One-year results of combined photodynamic therapy and intravitreal bevacizumab injection for retinal pigment epithelial detachment secondary to age-related macular degeneration
    Chiharu Shima
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 247:899-906. 2009
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of combined photodynamic therapy (PDT) and intravitreal bevacizumab injection in eyes with a serous pigment epithelial detachment (PED) associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
  14. ncbi Intravitreal bevacizumab for exudative branching vascular networks in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
    Taku Wakabayashi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2 2 Yamada oka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
    Br J Ophthalmol 96:394-9. 2012
    ..The therapeutic response, however, may decrease during the second year...
  15. ncbi Bevacizumab treatment for choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration in Japanese patients
    Mihoko Suzuki
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Yamadaoka, Suita, Japan
    Jpn J Ophthalmol 54:124-8. 2010
    ..To assess intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Japanese patients...
  16. ncbi Residual indocyanine green fluorescence pattern after vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling in high myopia
    Kaori Sayanagi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 144:600-7. 2007
    ..The authors observed residual ICG after vitrectomy for high myopia-related macular diseases and found a unique pattern specific to its pathologic features...
  17. ncbi Usefulness of indocyanine green angiography to depict the distant retinal vascular anomalies associated with branch retinal vein occlusion causing serous macular detachment
    Tomoko Ueda
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
    Retina 32:308-13. 2012
    ..To report the usefulness of indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) to depict the retinal vascular anomalies associated with distant branch retinal vein occlusion resulting in serous retinal detachment at the macula...
  18. ncbi Complications in patients after intravitreal injection of bevacizumab
    Chiharu Shima
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
    Acta Ophthalmol 86:372-6. 2008
    ..To report complications in patients after intravitreal injection of bevacizumab to treat ocular diseases associated with vascular endothelial growth factor...
  19. ncbi Intravitreal bevacizumab for idiopathic choroidal neovascularization after previous injection with posterior subtenon triamcinolone
    Fumi Gomi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 143:507-10. 2007
    ..To assess short-term efficacy and safety of intravitreal bevacizumab injections for idiopathic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) refractory to posterior subtenon triamcinolone injections...
  20. ncbi Successful photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for recurrent choroidal neovascularization beneath the new fovea after macular translocation surgery with 360-degree retinotomy
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology and Science, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 136:560-3. 2003
    ..To report a case of successfully treated recurrent choroidal neovascularization after macular translocation surgery with 360-degree retinotomy by photodynamic therapy with verteporfin...
  21. ncbi Long-term follow-up of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin
    Kaori Sayanagi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Room E7, 2 2 Yamadaoka, 565 0871 Suita, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 245:1569-71. 2007
    ..To report on the clinical features of three cases of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) during long-term follow-up after photodynamic therapy (PDT)...
  22. ncbi New micro vertical scissors for the surgical ablation of retinal angiomatous proliferation
    Hirokazu Sakaguchi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 139:377-80. 2005
    ..To develop new micro vertical scissors for the ablation of retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) to minimize possible retinal damage...
  23. ncbi Residual indocyanine green fluorescence pattern after vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole with internal limiting membrane peeling
    Kaori Sayanagi
    Department of Ophthalmology E7, Osaka University Medical School, Suita 565 0871, Japan
    Br J Ophthalmol 91:939-44. 2007
    ..Internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling with indocyanine green (ICG) staining is a commonly used procedure to treat idiopathic macular holes (MH)...
  24. ncbi Macular autofluorescence in eyes with cystoid macula edema, detected with 488 nm-excitation but not with 580 nm-excitation
    Kenichiro Bessho
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 247:729-34. 2009
    ..Because lipofuscin is a by-product of phagocytosis of photoreceptors by RPE, AF imaging is expected to describe some functional aspect of the retina. In this study we report distribution of AF in patients showing macular edema...
  25. ncbi Morphologic changes in acute central serous chorioretinopathy evaluated by fourier-domain optical coherence tomography
    Hisataka Fujimoto
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Ophthalmology 115:1494-500, 1500.e1-2. 2008
    ..To investigate morphologic alterations around fluorescein leakage sites using Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD OCT) in acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC)...
  26. ncbi Clinical findings in unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy: new findings in acute idiopathic maculopathy
    Hiroshi Haruta
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Room E7, 2 2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565 0871, Japan
    Int Ophthalmol 30:199-202. 2010
    ..The main UAIM pathology may be outer retinal layer and retinal pigment epithelial inflammation. FA, IA, and OCT suggested that choroidal inflammation may be involved in the pathogenesis of UAIM...
  27. ncbi Macular pigment optical density in central serous chorioretinopathy
    Yuzuru Sasamoto
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:5219-25. 2010
    ..To evaluate macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and in normal subjects...
  28. ncbi Effect of cataract in evaluation of macular pigment optical density by autofluorescence spectrometry
    Yuzuru Sasamoto
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52:927-32. 2011
    ..To assess the effect of cataract on the evaluation of macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in aged patients...
  29. ncbi Lacquer crack formation and choroidal neovascularization in pathologic myopia
    Yasushi Ikuno
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Retina 28:1124-31. 2008
    ..To clarify the characteristics of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to myopic CNV (mCNV) and the relation to lacquer crack (LC) formation...
  30. ncbi Effect of 1-year lutein supplementation on macular pigment optical density and visual function
    Yuzuru Sasamoto
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2 2 Yamada oka, Suita, Osaka, 565 0871, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 249:1847-54. 2011
    ..Our aim was to assess the 1-year changes in MPOD and visual function in response to supplementation containing lutein...
  31. ncbi Association between the efficacy of photodynamic therapy and indocyanine green angiography findings for central serous chorioretinopathy
    Ryo Inoue
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Am J Ophthalmol 149:441-6.e1-2. 2010
    ..To determine the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) findings for treating chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC)...
  32. ncbi Macular translocation surgery and retinal circulation times
    Osman Cekic
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, E7, 2 2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
    Retina 24:51-6. 2004
    ..To quantify and compare the retinal circulation times before and after macular translocation surgery...
  33. ncbi Involvement of rho-kinase pathway in contractile activity of rabbit RPE cells in vivo and in vitro
    Yuping Zheng
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45:668-74. 2004
    ..The drug may affect the biological event by inhibiting alpha-SMA expression, and Y27632 could be useful for preventing PVR...
  34. ncbi Correlation of fundus autofluorescence with photoreceptor morphology and functional changes in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa
    Taku Wakabayashi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Acta Ophthalmol 88:e177-83. 2010
    ..To assess and correlate fundus autofluorescence (FAF) characteristics with photoreceptor morphology and functional features in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa (RP)...
  35. ncbi Angiographic lesion of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy on indocyanine green and fluorescein angiography
    Fumi Gomi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Yamadaoka, Suita, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 245:1421-7. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate angiographic findings and compare the lesion sizes of PCV on ICGA and FA using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and fundus camera...
  36. ncbi Changes in fluorescein angiogram early after surgical removal of choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 240:12-6. 2002
    ..24 disc areas/day based on the blood retinal barrier function in patients with age-related macular degeneration. A faster rate of decreasing leakage may be associated with better visual prognosis...
  37. ncbi A microperimeter that provides fixation pattern and retinal sensitivity measurement
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Jpn J Ophthalmol 50:111-5. 2006
    ..The MP-1 fixation test is useful for measuring PRL and fixation stability in a short time. MP-1 might be helpful to evaluate the foveal function in patients with macular disorders without severely damaged macular function...
  38. ncbi Chorioretinitis with late pigmentary changes in a carrier of human T-lymphotropic virus 1
    Nagakazu Matsumura
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Room E7, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    Arch Ophthalmol 125:1436. 2007
  39. ncbi Age at onset curves of retinitis pigmentosa
    Motokazu Tsujikawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, O 2 2 Yamadaoka, Japan
    Arch Ophthalmol 126:337-40. 2008
    ..Retinitis pigmentosa is a common hereditary retinal disease that leads to blindness. It is a slow-onset disease, and family members of patients sometimes develop RP later...
  40. ncbi Platelet-derived growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor AG1295 and inhibition of experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy
    Yuping Zheng
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
    Jpn J Ophthalmol 47:158-65. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: PDGF receptor specific inhibitor AG1295 attenuated PVR without significant side effects in rabbits. This reagent could be a useful treatment to prevent PVR...
  41. ncbi [Ocular complications in systemic lupus erythematosus--choroidal and retinal pigment epithelial changes]
    Miki Sawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
    Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 106:474-80. 2002
    ..Average time period from the first detection of SLE was 13 years in patients with RPE changes. CONCLUSION: Long term corticosteroid therapy is probably responsible for the RPE complications...
  42. ncbi Autofluorescence and retinal pigment epithelial atrophy after subretinal hemorrhage
    Miki Sawa
    Vitreous-Retina-Macular Consultants and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center of New York, NY 10022, USA
    Retina 26:119-20. 2006
  43. ncbi Pigment epithelial changes with abnormal fundus autofluorescence after photodynamic therapy for idiopathic choroidal neovascularization
    Taku Wakabayashi
    Jpn J Ophthalmol 52:138-9. 2008
  44. ncbi Fundus autofluorescence in patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum
    Miki Sawa
    Vitreous-Retina-Macular Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, New York, New York 10022, USA
    Ophthalmology 113:814-20.e2. 2006
    ....
  45. ncbi Intraretinal foveal neovascularization in choroideremia
    Miki Sawa
    LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Department, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, and the Macula Foundation, Inc, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Retina 26:585-8. 2006