PURPOSE: The accumulation of numerous or confluent drusen, especially in the macula, is
a significant risk factor for the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) …

Fish tissues and body fluids contain naturally occurring proteins or glycoproteins of non-
immunoglobulin (Ig) nature that react with a diverse array of environmental antigens and …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the
older population. Classical hallmarks of early and intermediate AMD are accumulation of …

Acute anterior uveitis is the most common form of uveitis. HLA-B27-associated acute anterior
uveitis is a distinct clinical entity that has wide-ranging medical significance due to its ocular …

Vision is dependent on proper function of several intraocular structures. Immune responses
to eliminate invading pathogens from the eye may threat vision by causing damage to these …

Purpose To determine the long-term outcome of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
transplants in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods …

Complement activation is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of age-related macular
degeneration (AMD), in part because certain gene polymorphisms in complement factor H …

The eye and the brain are prototypical tissues manifesting immune privilege (IP) in which
immune responses to foreign antigens, particularly alloantigens are suppressed, and even …

Conjunctival and scleral biopsies from 25 patients with necrotizing scleritis and 5 patients
with recurrent nonnecrotizing scleritis were studied by histopathologic, immunofluorescence …

SUMMARY A number of cell types situated along interfaces of various tissues and organs
such as the peritoneum and the intestine have been shown to secrete inflammatory …