Aims: Allergic eye disease affects up to 20% of the population with varying severity. The
conjunctival epithelium plays a key role in allergic eye disease. The purpose of this study …

The ocular surface epithelium is not just a simple physical barrier to the entrance of foreign
bodies. It participates in the allergic inflammatory process by being influenced by …

Recent evidence suggests that mucosal epithelial cells are capable of actively participating
in immune reactions via expression of surface antigens, such as adhesion molecules, and …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the conjunctival expression of leukocyte cell adhesion molecules
(CAMs) and their relationship to leukocyte patterns on the microvasculature in the different …

Background: Chronic conjunctival inflammatory diseases may depend upon various
mechanisms. Discriminating allergy from nonspecific inflammation has become of striking …

Ocular allergy includes several clinical subtypes ranging from the mild seasonal allergic
conjunctivitis to the potentially sight-threatening atopic keratoconjunctivitis. Current …

Several cells and mediators play a role in the immunopathogenesis of ocular allergy, and a
cascade of chemical mediators and reactions is involved. Conjunctival biopsy specimens of …

Aims Aeroallergen exposure to the conjunctival epithelium in seasonal allergic conjunctivitis
(SAC) may induce a cellular stress response that disrupts the barrier properties of the …

Background An increased understanding of the ocular surface alterations at the cellular
level in the conjunctiva and the cornea, may help explain the pathogenesis and the …

One of the most common immunologically mediated diseases of the eye is allergic
conjunctivitis (AC). Over 14% of the population of the USA suffers from some form of this …