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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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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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Evaluation of Octenidine Dihydrochloride-Induced Cytotoxicity, Apoptosis, and Inflammatory Responses in Human Ocular Epithelial and Retinal Cells

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: Octenidine dihydrochloride (OCT-D) is a broad-spectrum antiseptic with high chemical stability, low toxicity, and no reported microbial resistance, making it a strong candidate for use on mucosal surfaces.
Ihsan Hakki Ciftci, Asuman Deveci Ozkan, Gulay Erman, Imdat Kilbas, Ozlem Aydemir   +4 more
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Trachomatous trichiasis and its management in endemic countries. [PDF]

, 2012
: Trichiasis is the sight-threatening consequence of conjunctival scarring in trachoma, the most common infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Trachomatous trichiasis is the result of multiple infections from childhood with Chlamydia trachomatis, which
Saul N. Rajak, Rajak, SN, Matthew J. Burton, Collin, J Richard O, Collin, J. Richard O., Burton, Matthew J., Collin, JR, Burton, Matthew J, J. Richard O. Collin, Rajak, Saul N., Burton, MJ, Rajak, Saul N   +11 more
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Ultrastructural study of autologous cultivated conjunctival epithelium

, 2006
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This report is one of the first in the literature on the attempted cultivation and clinical application of human conjunctival epithelium. The authors investigated the possibility of restoring severely damaged ocular surface with
Fioramonti P., Chiummariello S., Alfano C., Innocenzi D., Scuderi N.   +4 more
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Analysis of the histopathological results of patients submitted to pterygium excision

The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of premalignant and malignant lesions in patients clinically diagnosed with pterygium who underwent excision procedures performed by 1st-year residents in ophthalmology at a teaching ...
Marcelo Vicente De Andrade Sobrinho, Felipe Belucio de Souza, Gustavo Lustosa Neves, Rodrigo Dechichi Zuppi, Giovanna Soares Nutels, Amilcar Castro De Mattos   +5 more
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Executive summary: Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases 2021

Allergology International, 2022
Allergic conjunctival disease (ACD) is an inflammatory disease of the conjunctiva that is mainly caused by type I hypersensitivity response to allergens and accompanied by subjective symptoms and other findings induced by antigens.
Dai Miyazaki, Atsuki Fukushima, Eiichi Uchio, Jun Shoji, Kenichi Namba, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Etsuko Takamura, Ken Fukuda, Akira Matsuda, Shigeki Okamoto, Kazumi Fukagawa, Hiroshi Fujishima, Shigeaki Ohno, Yuichi Ohashi   +13 more
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Role of conjunctival impression cytology in various diseases of eye

, 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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Usefulness of a New Therapy Using Rebamipide Eyedrops in Patients with VKC/AKC Refractory to Conventional Anti-Allergic Treatments

Allergology International, 2014
Background: Rebamipide, a gastroprotective drug, has been reported to suppress gastric mucosal inflammation. In Japan, rebamipide eyedrops have recently been approved for the treatment of dry eye disease. Some patients with allergic conjunctival diseases
Mayumi Ueta, Chie Sotozono, Ayaka Koga, Norihiko Yokoi, Shigeru Kinoshita   +4 more
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Cracking the Code: Which Ocular Symptoms Predict Dry Eye Signs? Insights From a Large International Sicca Registry

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The study aimed to identify symptom‐based predictors of dry eye disease (DED) signs in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) cohort. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis examining 16 ocular symptoms (most graded 0–4) and artificial tear (AT) use (graded 0–3) as predictors of DED signs (abnormal ocular ...
Pragnya R. Donthineni, Chloe Shields, Rohit Muralidhar, Shreya Bhatt, Alan Baer, Robert Fox, Sara S. McCoy, Anat Galor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source