Journal Reviews

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Presentation of conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia

7 April 2021 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease | Conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia, Conjunctival melanoma, Pigmented conjunctival lesion

Ocular surface squamous neoplasia is the umbrella term for malignancies of the conjunctiva and within the spectrum lies conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) – a non-invasive malignancy. CIN has been implicated with ageing, smoking and ultraviolet light exposure. The typical manifestation...

Treatment of Sjogren’s Syndrome dry eye in mouse model

1 April 2016 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease | Autoimmune, Chronic, Conjunctiva, Inflammation, Ocular surface, Sjögren's syndrome

Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by inflammation of the exocrine glands, specifically the salivary and lacrimal glands that produce saliva and tears, respectively. The immune-mediated attack on the salivary and lacrimal glands leads to the development...