Publications by authors named "Akihito Yoshimura"

Purpose: To describe an unusual case of unilateral transient high myopization after pediatric strabismus surgery.

Observations: A 6-year-old girl with intermittent exotropia had undergone strabismus surgery and experienced a transient decrease in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA, from 20/20 to 20/33) with high myopization (from +0.25 D to -9.

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In the present study, the therapeutic potential of targeting plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in ovarian cancer was tested. Tissues samples from 154 cases of ovarian carcinoma were immunostained with anti-PAI-1 antibody, and the prognostic value was analyzed. Among the samples, 67% (104/154) showed strong PAI-1 expression; this was significantly associated with poor prognosis (progression-free survival: 20 vs.

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