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. +4 more
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A Comprehensive Review on Dry Eye Disease: Diagnosis, Medical Management, Recent Developments, and Future Challenges [PDF]
, 2015 Dry eye syndrome (DES) or keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a common disorder of the tear film caused by decreased tear production or increased evaporation and manifests with a wide variety of signs and symptoms.
Askarkar, S +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Purpose: To quantify the severity and location of corneal neovascularization (cNV) and its impact on the visual acuity and corneal sensitivity in a cohort of the patients referred to a specialist cornea clinic and also to describe the etiology of cNV in ...
Romina Mayra Lasagni Vitar +6 more
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Comparison of the NEI-VFQ and OSDI questionnaires in patients with Sjögren's syndrome-related dry eye [PDF]
, 2004 Background To examine the associations between vision-targeted health-related quality of life (VT-HRQ) and ocular surface parameters in patients with Sjögren's syndrome, a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by dry eye and dry mouth.
Smith Janine A +3 more
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Termografia infravermelha da superfície ocular como indicador de estresse em suínos na fase de creche [PDF]
, 2017 Weaning is a critical phase in pigs’ life due to maternal separation and the introduction of a new diet. Infrared thermography measurement taken in the ocular region appears to be a reliable indicator of the stress condition of the pig.
Henrique, Fábio +7 more
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The clinicopathological analysis of ocular and orbit tumors in southeast of China
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 PurposeThe purpose of this study is to describe the clinicopathologic characteristics of ocular surface and orbit tumors in the Southeast of China and explore the method to differentiate the benign and malignant masses.Materials and methods3468 patients ...
Yuan Lin +22 more
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Restoring Conjunctival Tolerance by Topical Nuclear Factor–κB Inhibitors Reduces Preservative-Facilitated Allergic Conjunctivitis in Mice [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose.: To evaluate the role of nuclear factor–κB (NF-κB) activation in eye drop preservative toxicity and the effect of topical NF-κB inhibitors on preservative-facilitated allergic conjunctivitis.
Gabelloni, María Laura +6 more
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Intravitreal GD2‐Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy for Refractory Retinoblastoma
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effective treatments for advanced, treatment‐resistant retinoblastoma (RB) remain limited. GD2‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show potent antitumor activity with minimal toxicity but have not previously been evaluated in RB.
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul +13 more
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Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2023 Introduction To profile conjunctival T cell populations in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients after instillation of daily topical cyclosporine-A (CsA) 0.1% cationic emulsion (Ikervis), and to evaluate patients’ tolerance to ...
Louis Tong +10 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 PurposeThis study aimed to determine the composition and diversity of bacterial communities on the ocular surface before and after the intervention with sodium hyaluronate eye drops (with or without preservatives) using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing ...
Yanlin Zhong +11 more
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