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Evaluation of early and late presentation of patients with ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid to two major tertiary referral hospitals in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2011
PURPOSE: Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (OcMMP) is a sight-threatening autoimmune disease in which referral to specialists units for further management is a common practise.
AH Ross, BA Rice, BJ Mondino, BJ Mondino, C Radford, CS Foster, CS Foster, CS Yee, D Gladman, E Daniel, E Miserocchi, EH Sacks, G P Williams, GP Williams, H John, J K G Dart, J Risser, J Sheppard, J Tauber, J Tauber, J Tauber, JA Taverna, JE Thorne, JE Thorne, LS Chan, LS Chan, M Ahmed, MJ Canizares, MJ Elder, MJ Elder, MJ Elder, MJ Elder, MP Heffernan, P Nightingale, RJ Barry, RS Rogers III, S Rauz, S Rauz, S Segura, SJ Bowman, VP Saw, VP Saw, W Bernauer, W Bernauer, W Bernauer, W Bernauer   +45 more
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Sex hormones in allergic conjunctivitis: altered levels of circulating androgens and estrogens in children and adolescents with vernal keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]

, 2015
PURPOSE: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic allergic disease mainly affecting boys in prepubertal age and usually recovering after puberty.
Bonini, S., LAMBIASE, ALESSANDRO, Mantelli, F, Moretti, C, SACCHETTI, MARTA   +4 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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Microorganisms and Common Ophthalmic Diseases [PDF]

, 2017
The human eye is in constant contact to environmental conditions that increase its likelihood in being exposed to a multitude of pathogens. Studies have revealed that the normal microbial flora found around the ocular area contribute to the well-being of
Su CW, Tighe S
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Clinical Severity and Tear Biomarkers, Eosinophil Cationic Protein and CCL23, in Chronic Allergic Conjunctival Diseases

Seminars in Ophthalmology, 2018
Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between clinical severity and tear levels of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and CC chemokine ligand 23 (CCL23) in patients with chronic allergic conjunctival disease (cACD).
M. Shoji, J. Shoji, N. Inada
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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Human adenoviruses role in ophthalmic pterygium formation [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Ophthalmic pterygium is a common benign lesion of unknown origin and the pathogenesis might be vision-threatening. This problem is often associated with exposure to solar light. Recent evidence suggests that potentially oncogenic viruses such
Bazouri, M., Javid, N., Kelishadi, M., Kelishadi, M., Moradi, A., Tabarraei, A.   +5 more
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Complex treatment of allergic eye diseases using interferon alfa-2b and loratadine gel for topical and external use

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2014
Aimis to determine the efficacy of Allergoferon® — combined medicine composed of interferon alfa-2b and loratadine gel for topical and external use — in ocular allergies treatment.Materials and methods. 60 patients with allergic eye diseases were treated.
A. V. Surov,, A. G. Zaspina
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