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Active trachoma is associated with increased conjunctival expression of IL17A and profibrotic cytokines. [PDF]

, 2011
The immunological basis of scarring trachoma is not well understood. It is unclear whether it is driven primarily through cell-mediated adaptive or epithelial-cell-derived innate responses.
Victor Hu, Burr, Sarah E, David C. W. Mabey, Weiss, Helen A, Wahida Shangali, Hu, Victor, Burton, Matthew J, Ramadhani, Athumani, Athumani Ramadhani, Helen A. Weiss, Martin J. Holland, Sarah E. Burr, Patrick Massae, Bailey, Robin L, Holland, Martin J, Matthew J. Burton, Massae, Patrick, Mabey, David CW, Shangali, Wahida, Robin L. Bailey   +19 more
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Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases 2020

Allergology International, 2020
The definition, classification, pathogenesis, test methods, clinical findings, criteria for diagnosis, and therapies of allergic conjunctival disease are summarized based on the Guidelines for Clinical Management of Allergic Conjunctival Disease 2019 ...
Dai Miyazaki, Etsuko Takamura, Eiichi Uchio, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Shigeaki Ohno, Yuichi Ohashi, Shigeki Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Satake, Jun Shoji, Kenichi Namba, Kazumi Fukagawa, Atsuki Fukushima, Hiroshi Fujishima   +12 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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Role of conjunctival impression cytology in various diseases of eye [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Conjunctival impression cytology is a recent method to diagnose various eye diseases. Aim of this study is to observe the cellular changes in conjunctival superficial layer in various diseases of eye and establishing the diagnosis and helping
Manish Kumar, Kumar, Sanjay, Mahasweta Mallik, Bariar, Naveen Kumar, Kumar, Manish, Naveen Bariar, Mallik, Mahasweta, Sanjay Kumar   +7 more
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Conjunctival Impression Cytology and Tear Film Changes in Sarcoidosis: A Subjective and Objective Diagnosis Study [PDF]

, 2023
Objectives:To evaluate sarcoidosis-induced tear film changes using subjective and objective diagnostic tests, particularly conjunctival impression cytology (IC), and to compare the results with healthy individuals.Materials and Methods:This study ...
Ayşe Yeşim Oral, Müberra Akdoğan, Aydın Balcı, Neriman Efe, Hamidu Hamisi Gobeka, Özgür Eroğul, Mustafa Doğan, Çiğdem Özdemir, Sinan Saraçlı, Murat Kaşıkçı   +9 more
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Full thickness 3D in vitro conjunctiva model enables goblet cell differentiation

Scientific Reports, 2023
In vitro culture and generation of highly specialized goblet cells is still a major challenge in conjunctival 3D in vitro equivalents. A model comprising all physiological factors, including mucus-secreting goblet cells has the potential to act as a new ...
Julian Schwebler, Christina Fey, Daniel Kampik, Christian Lotz   +3 more
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The Effectiveness of Laboratory Methods for the Early Differential Diagnosis of Ophthalmohlamidiosis and Conjunctival Lymphoma (Clinical Cases)

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2020
Conjunctival lymphomas are predominantly extranodal B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL), most of them are MALT-lymphomas originating from the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
G. I. Krichevskaya, E. S. Vakhova, S. V. Saakyan, E. B. Myakoshina, A. E. Andryushin, A. M. Maybogin, O. V. Proskurina, A. V. Trukhina   +7 more
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Conjunctival microbiota variations in a subset of middle-aged and elderly individuals from Beijing, China [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology
AIM: To isolate and identify the conjunctival microbiota of cataract patients and analyze the associated influencing factors. METHODS: This study recruited 216 participants (216 eyes) from April 2022 to July 2022. Under the condition of no antibiotic use
Tian-Yao Zhao, Yu-Chen Wang, Ying-Juan Sun, Jun-Yue Wang, Xiao-Dan Jiang, Xue-Min Li, Ai-Hua Deng   +6 more
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Corneal and Conjunctival Fibroblasts Are Major Sources of Eosinophil-Recruiting Chemokines

Allergology International, 2009
Background: Differential expression of chemokine genes were investigated in various types of ocular surface cells. Methods: Primary cultures of human corneal epithelial cells (n = 3), corneal fibroblasts (n = 2), conjunctival epithelial cells (n = 2) and
Kazumi Fukagawa, Naoko Okada, Hiroshi Fujishima, Toshiharu Nakajima, Yoji Takano, Mari Tanaka, Murat Dogru, Yoshiyuki Satake, Kazuo Tsubota, Hirohisa Saito   +9 more
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Conjunctival reconstruction via enrichment of human conjunctival epithelial stem cells by p75 through the NGF‐p75‐SALL2 signaling axis

Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2020
Severe conjunctival diseases can cause significant conjunctival scarring, which seriously limits eye movement and affects patients' vision. Conjunctival reconstruction remains challenging due to the lack of efficient methods for stem cells enrichment ...
Nianxuan Wu, Chenxi Yan, Junzhao Chen, Qinke Yao, Yang Lu, Fei Yu, Hao Sun, Yao Fu   +7 more
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