New findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest the eye's cornea can resist infection from the novel coronavirus. Although the herpes simplex virus can ...
Immune cells (T cells, green) can be see entering the cornea of the eye, towards the Herpes Simplex Virus- infected cells (light blue). The eye is rich in nerves (purple). [Doherty Institute] ...
The cornea functions as the major refractive interface for vision and protects the internal eye from insult. Current understanding of innate immune responses to corneal infection derives from a ...
The cornea -- the transparent protective outer layer of the eye critical to helping us see -- produces a delicate and limited immune response to fight infections without damaging our vision, according ...
New findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest the eye's cornea can resist infection from the novel coronavirus. Although the herpes simplex virus can ...
As eye care physicians, we often encounter corneal infections in our patients. Fortunately, most of these infections are mild, respond quickly to standard topical antibiotic treatment alone, and ...
March 12 -- Approximately 36 million people in the United States wear contact lenses. Of these, more than 25,000 develop contact lens-related corneal infections each year. Such infections can lead to ...
Researchers from Hyderabad-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) in collaboration with the Bose Institute, Kolkata, an ...
A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss and surgical removal of eyes. This week, the US Centers for Disease ...
WEBVTT NASHUA. A NEW HAMPSHIRE WOMAN WHO WAS DISFIGURED AND LEFT BLIND AFTER HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND THRE INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH LYE IN HER FACE IS NOW FACING A NEW CHALLENGE. CARMEN TARLETON REGAINED ...
For a week Nick Humphreys’ right eye felt dry and irritated. He tried treating it with over-the-counter eye drops and muting the brightness on his devices. Still, his pain increased. He finally ...