ObjectiveThis study compared the histopathology of canine distemper virus (CDV)-induced keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) to non-infectious KCS in conjunctival tissues.Animals studiedForty mongrel dogs were assigned to three ...

ObjectiveThis study compared the histopathology of canine distemper virus (CDV)-induced keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) to non-infectious KCS in conjunctival tissues.Animals studiedForty mongrel dogs were assigned to three ...

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. Methods.: Balb/c mice ...

The ocular surface is constantly exposed to environmental irritants, allergens and pathogens, against which it can mount a prompt immune response to preserve its integrity. But to avoid unnecessary inflammation, the ocular ...

Purpose: Subclinical inflammation may be observed in patients, using topical antiglaucomatous drugs. The objective,e of this study was to investigate inflammation in conjunctiva of glaucoma patients using prostaglandin ...

Objective: To report the use of preserved amniotic membrane and living related corneal limbal/conjunctival transplantation in total limbal stem cell and conjunctival deficiency secondary to severe Stevens-Johnson ...

The ocular surface is the part of the visual system directly exposed to the environment, and it comprises the cornea, the first refractive tissue layer and its surrounding structures. The ocular surface has evolved to keep ...

The authors studied the ocular tissue reactions produced by the application of the tissue adhesive Colagel® (Cirumédica), with the aim of evaluating the possibility of its accomplishment in the pterigium surgery with the ...