Ocular surface defense mechanisms.

M A Lemp; H J Blackman

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Ocular surface defense mechanisms.

M A Lemp·H J Blackman

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Abstract

The outer eye is furnished with a variety of defenses active in protecting against continual exposure to the hazards. These defenses include the bony orbit, the eyelids and cilia, the tear film, corneal and conjunctival epithelium, and a submucosal secretory immunoglobulin system. Compromise of one or more of these components in disease states can lead to ocular infection. Rapid engulfment of foreign material introduced into the tearfilm is demonstrated with the use of polystyrene microspheres.

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Epithelium Eye Humans Immunity, Innate Microspheres Ocular Physiological Phenomena Tears Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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M A Lemp, H J Blackman. 1981. Ocular surface defense mechanisms.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7247160/

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