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Conjunctiva is not a preferred gateway of entry for SARS‐CoV‐2 to infect respiratory tract
Journal of Medical Virology, 2020 The conjunctival mucosa is directly exposed to infectious droplets expelled by patients during close contact and fomites when the eye is touched by contaminated hands.2, 3 More over, the mucosa of the conjunctiva and upper respiratory tract is connected ...
Zhe Liu, Chuan-bin Sun
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Eye Infection with SARS-CoV-2 as a Route to Systemic Immunization?
Viruses, 2022 Infectious diseases of the conjunctiva and cornea usually leave behind both broad local and systemic immunity. Case reports of SARS-CoV-2-positive conjunctivitis with subsequent systemic immunity suggest a new route of immunization preventing the primary
Norbert Schrage +5 more
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Sublimation of Benign Conjunctival Nevi Using Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery: A Clinical Case Series [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Conjunctival nevi (CN) are common benign ocular tumors. Given their low risk of malignancy, surgical removal of nevi is primarily requested by patients.
Farhad Nejat +3 more
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XEN Gel Stent Open Conjunctiva Technique: A Practical Approach Paper
Advances in Therapy, 2020 The Xen Gel Stent lowers intraocular pressure by shunting aqueous humor to the subconjunctival space. While published studies include both open conjunctiva and closed conjunctiva approaches, most publications feature a closed conjunctiva, ab interno ...
Joseph F. Panarelli +3 more
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Primary squamous cell carcinoma arising from palpebral conjunctiva: A rare presentation
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the conjunctiva usually arises from the limbal conjunctiva. Rarely, it can arise from the palpebral conjunctiva. We report a case of primary conjunctival SCC of the palpebral conjunctiva which was treated successfully.
H Vijaya Pai, Divya Handa, J Padma Priya
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Semantic Segmentation of Conjunctiva Region for Non-Invasive Anemia Detection Applications
Electronics, 2020 Technology is changing the future of healthcare, technology-supported non-invasive medical procedures are more preferable in the medical diagnosis.
S. Kasiviswanathan +3 more
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Telomerase promoter mutations in human immunodeficiency virus-related conjunctiva neoplasia
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2018 Background Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the conjunctiva is a common cancer in Africa mainly associated with solar ultraviolet (UV) exposure and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Noemy Starita +3 more
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Journal of Medical Virology, 2020 We appreciate the comments of Liu et al.1 and Peng et al.2 in relation to our previous study. Currently, the controversy on the relationship among SARS-CoV-2 infection, the ocular surface and conjunctivitis are reflected in two aspects as follows: (i ...
Dongyu Guo +3 more
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Mass spectrometry in ocular drug research
Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Mass spectrometry (MS) has been proven as an excellent tool in ocular drug research allowing analyzes from small samples and low concentrations. This review begins with a short introduction to eye physiology and ocular pharmacokinetics and the relevance of advancing ophthalmic treatments.
Eva M. del Amo +6 more
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Vitamin D and vitamin D receptor in patients with ophthalmic pterygium
European Journal of Histochemistry, 2017 Pterygium, an ultraviolet radiation (UV)-related disease, is a relatively benign process, but since it displays tumor-like features, it has been proposed to be a neoplastic- like growth disorder.
Cristina Maxia +7 more
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