After topical Cys treatment, significant improvements were found in symptom scores, corneal sensitivity, tear evaporation rate, TBUT, vital staining scores, goblet cells density, conjunctival ...

Through a series of experiments, a team of researchers from Juntendo University revealed that the presence of sialylated glycans on ocular mucins plays a major role in determining the protective ...

Of utmost importance to establish the diagnosis is the detection of conjunctival goblet cells on the corneal surface by IVCM. [2] Elisabeth M. Messmer, MD, FEBO, Department of Ophthalmology ...

The conjunctival epithelium contains mucin-producing goblet cells and the mucosal immune defense system. The phenotypically distinct corneal epithelium assists with the maintenance of intraocular ...

Advances in molecular and cell biology have led to an expansion ... We review existing and potential therapies modulating the conjunctival scarring response, with particular reference to glaucoma ...

Results from the study showed that topically administered Link_TSG6 (e.g., twice a day for 7 days) dose-dependently reduced corneal epithelial defects and suppressed inflammatory markers while ...