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Prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP3 expression in human conjunctival epithelium and its changes in various ocular surface disorders. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: In our earlier genome-wide association study on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and its severe variant, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), we found that in Japanese patients with these severe ocular surface complications there was an ...
Mayumi Ueta, Chie Sotozono, Norihiko Yokoi, Tsutomu Inatomi, Shigeru Kinoshita   +4 more
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Isolation and Expansion of Primary Conjunctival Stem Cells (CjSCs) from Human and Rabbit Tissues

Bio-Protocol, 2022
Conjunctival disorders are multivariate degenerative ocular surface diseases that can jeopardize ocular function and impair visual capacity in severe cases.
Zheng Zhong, Shaochen Chen
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A comparison of two conjunctival rotation autograft techniques in primary pterygium surgery. [PDF]

, 2017
PURPOSE: To compare the effects of 90° and 180° conjunctival rotational autograft (CRA) techniques used in primary pterygium surgery. METHODS: Forty-five patients were included in this retrospective study. Visual acuity (VA), corneal topography, and auto-
Aksoy, Umit, Bayramlar, Huseyin, Durucu, Ela, Karadag, Remzi, Okumus, Seydi, Ozsoy, Isilay, Rapuano, Christopher J., Sevimli, Neslihan   +7 more
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Conjunctival and nasal microbiota evaluation of dogs submitted to dacryocystorhinostomy

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2023
The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in the conjunctival and nasal microbiota, in the long term, of dogs undergoing bilateral dacryocystorhinostomy.
Joelson Arruda Jardim, Marcela Fernanda Moretti, Alexandre Lima de Andrade   +2 more
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serological and lacrimal signaling in patients affected by vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) [PDF]

, 2018
Background. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a rare inflammatory disease involving the ocular surface, with seasonally exacerbated symptoms. Both type-1 and type-4 hypersensitivity reactions play a role in the development of VKC. Purpose.
Aventaggiato, Michele, Bruscolini, Alice, Duse, Marzia, IANNACCONE, ANDREA, Nebbioso, Marcella, Zicari, Anna Maria   +5 more
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Conjunctival Microbiome-Host Responses Are Associated With Impaired Epithelial Cell Health in Both Early and Late Stages of Trachoma

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019
Background: Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease, is the leading infectious cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide. Host responses to ocular chlamydial infection resulting in chronic inflammation and expansion of non-chlamydial bacteria are
Harry Pickering, Christine D. Palmer, Joanna Houghton, Pateh Makalo, Hassan Joof, Tamsyn Derrick, Adriana Goncalves, David C. W. Mabey, Robin L. Bailey, Matthew J. Burton, Chrissy H. Roberts, Sarah E. Burr, Sarah E. Burr, Martin J. Holland, Martin J. Holland   +14 more
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Characterization of dysbiosis of the conjunctival microbiome and nasal microbiome associated with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic rhinitis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
BackgroundAllergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) and allergic rhinitis (AR) are prevalent allergic diseases. People are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of microbial disorders on host immunity and allergic diseases.
Yuan Wang, Yuan Wang, Yuan Wang, Xuan Li, Xuan Li, Xuan Li, Shuntong Gu, Shuntong Gu, Junhong Fu   +8 more
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Analysis of the pathogenic factors and management of dry eye in ocular surface disorders [PDF]

, 2017
The tear film represents the interface between the eye and the environment. The alteration of the delicate balance that regulates the secretion and distribution of the tear film determines the dry eye (DE) syndrome. Despite having a multifactorial origin,
Albietz, Alio, Ambrosio, Djalilian, Dogru, Li, Nebbioso, Nebbioso, Patel, Rajan, Solomon, Suzuki, Toda, Wilson, Zhu   +14 more
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Tear ferning test and pathological effects on ocular surface before and after topical cyclosporine in vernal keratoconjunctivitis patients [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a rare ocular surface inflammatory disease that affects mainly boys in the first decade of life.
Bianchi, Guia, Del Regno, Paola, Duse, Marzia, Lambiase, Alessandro, Nebbioso, Marcella, Sacchetti, Marta, Zicari, Anna Maria   +6 more
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A Rare Presentation of Conjunctival Myxoma with Pain and Redness: Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2012
Background: Conjunctival myxoma is a type of rare, benign tumor of mesenchymal cells, with fewer than 30 reported cases in the English literature. It is mostly an isolated occurrence but can sometimes be associated with systemic diseases such as Carney ...
Yu-Po Chen, Swei Hsiung Tsung, Tommy Yet-Min Lin   +2 more
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