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ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are expressed on the human ocular surface, suggesting susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection

open access: yesThe ocular surface, 2020
Purpose Conjunctival signs and symptoms are observed in a subset of patients with COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in tears, raising concerns regarding the eye both as a portal of entry and carrier of the virus. The purpose of this study was to
Lingli Zhou   +5 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Antioxidant Defenses in the ocular surface [PDF]

open access: yesThe Ocular Surface, 2009
The human eye is subjected constantly to oxidative stress due to daily exposure to sunlight, high metabolic activities, and oxygen tension. Reactive oxygen species generated from environmental insults and pathological conditions render the human eye particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage.
Ying, Chen   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Congenital Aniridia and the Ocular Surface

open access: yes, 2016
Aniridia is a congenital pan-ocular disorder caused by haplo-insufficiency of Pax6, a crucial gene for proper development of the eye. Aniridia affects a range of eye structures, including the cornea, iris, anterior chamber angle, lens, and fovea.
Fagerholm, Per,   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Corneal Neovascularization and Its Impact on Visual Acuity and Sensitivity: A 14-Year Retrospective Study

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Membrane-Associated Mucins of the Human Ocular Surface in Health and Disease

open access: yesThe ocular surface, 2021
Mucins are a family of high molecular weight, heavily-glycosylated proteins produced by wet epithelial tissues, including the ocular surface epithelia. Densely-packed O-linked glycan chains added post-translationally confer the biophysical properties of ...
R. Martínez-Carrasco   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ocular rosacea

open access: yes, 2005
Rosacea is a common skin disease that frequently involves the eye. Although the pathogenesis of the disease remains undefined, recent findings suggest that an altered inflammatory response plays an important role in both cutaneous and ocular rosacea ...
Mannis, Mark J. [UNIFESP]   +1 more
core   +1 more source

The clinicopathological analysis of ocular and orbit tumors in southeast of China

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Small fiber neuropathy in the cornea of Covid-19 patients associated with the generation of ocular surface disease

open access: yesThe ocular surface, 2021
Purpose To describe the association between Sars-CoV-2 infection and small fiber neuropathy in the cornea identified by in vivo corneal confocal microscopy.
Alberto Barros   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The ocular surface in keratoconjunctivitis sicca [PDF]

open access: yesEye, 1989
The ocular surface is altered in kerato-conjunctivitis sicca, a disorder of aqueous tear production. Many of the factors leading to these surface changes are now more clearly understood and are discussed in this paper.
A J, Bron, L S, Mengher
openaire   +2 more sources

The evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection on ocular surface

open access: yesThe ocular surface, 2020
This is a cross-sectional study of patients who received a COVID-19 diagnosis between December 30, 2019 and February 7, 2020 at Tongji Hospital. A total of 102 patients (48 Male [47%] and 54 Female [53%]) with clinical symptoms, Rt, and chest Computed ...
Xian Zhang   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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