Clinical Correlations of Novel Autoantibodies in Patients with Dry Eye
Background. Diagnostic criteria for Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) are continually being updated in pursuit of more precise and earlier diagnosis to prevent its complications.
Sezen Karakus +2 more
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Poly-l/dl-lactic acid films functionalized with collagen IV as carrier substrata for corneal epithelial stem cells [PDF]
Limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs) are responsible for the renewal of corneal epithelium. Cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation is the current treatment of choice for restoring the loss or dysfunction of LESCs.
Calonge Cano, Margarita +7 more
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Ocular surface diseases following ocular irradiation
AbstractRadiotherapy is used for many ocular and periocular indications in malignant and benign diseases. In this talk an overview of ocular surface damage secondary to radiotherapy will be provided. Significant side effects on the external eye occur after irradiation including atrophy of the lacrimal and meibomian glands, damage to the conjunctiva and
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Analysis of Cancer Stromal Reaction Using an O-ring Co-culture Assay
We have developed a 2D heterotypic co-culture technique between fibroblasts and cancer cells that enables the study of the stromal reaction. For such, stromal cells are seeded and cultured immediately around a tumour cell line, and the cells establish ...
Vivien Coulson-Thomas
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This paper describes work which emerged through a need to understand more about the potential of laser surface engineering for use in the creative industries.
O'Hana, Sarah +2 more
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A taxonomic revision of Camptocerus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) [PDF]
The Neotropical ambrosia beetle genus Camptocerus Dejean was revised. Monophyly of the genus was tested using 66 morphological characters in a cladistic analysis. Camptocerus was recovered as monophyletic and 31 species were recognized.
Cognato, Anthony I., Smith, Sarah M.
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Nova aplicação do azul de tripano para superfície ocular: redefinindo corantes vitais [PDF]
Different applications of trypan blue (TB) for intraocular surgery have been reported, with very high levels of safety and efficacy. We describe the use of TB as an alternative vital dye for staining the ocular surface to assess the integrity of ...
Ahmad, Habeeb +6 more
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In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging of Anterior Ocular Vasculature: A Random Sample Consensus Approach [PDF]
Visualizing ocular vasculature is important in clinical ophthalmology because ocular circulation abnormalities are early signs of ocular diseases. Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) images the ocular vasculature without using exogenous contrast agents ...
Jeon, S. +7 more
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Auditory evoked potentials and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in evaluation of brainstem lesions in multiple sclerosis [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the roles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), auditory evoked potentials (AEP) and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) in the evaluation of brainstem involvement in multiple sclerosis (MS). -
Adamec, Ivan +6 more
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Tetracycline Actions Relevant to Rosacea Treatment [PDF]
Until today, the pathogenesis of rosacea is not known in detail. Yet in recent years evidence has been accumulating that rosacea with its common symptoms such as inflammatory lesions, erythema, telangiectasia, phymatous changes, and ocular symptoms is of
Korting, Hans Christian, Schöllmann, C.
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