Worldwide, more than 200 million people are estimated to be exposed to unsafe levels of
arsenic. Chronic exposure to unsafe levels of groundwater arsenic is responsible for …

Autophagy is a robust cellular mechanism for disposing of harmful molecules or recycling
them to cells, which also regulates physiopathological processes in cornea. Dysregulated …

Sulfur mustard (SM) is a cytotoxic, vesicating, chemical warfare agent, first used in 1917;
corneas are particularly vulnerable to SM exposure. They may develop inflammation …

Sulfur mustard (SM) is an ominous chemical warfare agent. Eyes are extremely susceptible
to SM toxicity; injuries include inflammation, fibrosis, neovascularization (NV), and vision …

Nitrogen mustard (NM) is an analogue of the potent vesicating agent sulfur mustard, with
well-established ocular injury models in rabbit eyes to study vesicant-induced ocular toxicity …

The purpose of the current work was to utilize a three dimensional (3D) corneal epithelial
tissue model to study dry eye disease and oxidative stress-related corneal epithelial injuries …

Sulfur mustard (SM) is a lipid soluble alkylating agent that causes genotoxic injury. The eye
is highly sensitive to SM toxicity and exposures exceeding 400 mg min/m 3 can elicit …

Sulfur mustard (SM) remains a highly dangerous chemical weapon capable of producing
mass casualties through liquid or vapor exposure. The cornea is highly sensitive to SM …

Sulfur mustard (SM), a potent vesicating chemical warfare agent, and its analog nitrogen
mustard (NM), are both strong bi-functional alkylating agents. Eyes, skin, and the respiratory …

The ocular surface comprises the wet mucosal epithelia of the cornea and conjunctiva, the
associated glands, and the overlying tear film. Epitheliopathy is the common pathologic …