After topical Cys treatment, significant improvements were found in symptom scores, corneal sensitivity, tear evaporation rate, TBUT, vital staining scores, goblet cells density, conjunctival ...

Through a series of experiments, a team of researchers from Juntendo University revealed that the presence of sialylated glycans on ocular mucins plays a major role in determining the protective ...

Of utmost importance to establish the diagnosis is the detection of conjunctival goblet cells on the corneal surface by IVCM. [2] Elisabeth M. Messmer, MD, FEBO, Department of Ophthalmology ...

The conjunctival epithelium contains mucin-producing goblet cells and the mucosal immune defense system. The phenotypically distinct corneal epithelium assists with the maintenance of intraocular ...