The conjunctiva is the clear membrane that covers the white part of the eye. Conjunctival chemosis is a swelling of the membrane. It can look like a big blister on the eyeball. The eyes may be ...

Topical mitomycin C 0.02% was effective in both reducing recurrence rate and treating primary and recurrent conjunctival-corneal intraepithelial neoplasia, a long-term study found. The prospective, ...

Purpose To study the expression of the extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, tenascin, laminin, and fibronectin in the conjunctiva of patients with active vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Methods ...

Researchers have developed a biometric imaging of conjunctival goblet cells with high definition. Goblet cells are epithelial cells that produce mucins and disperse tears which help the surface of ...

Background Poststreptococcal syndrome (PSS) can be a consequence of nonpurulent primary infection with group A streptococci (GAS). Postreptococcal uveitis is a well recognized entity with quite a few ...

Duplicate specimens were taken with cotton-wool swabs from the upper tarsal conjunctiva of 63 patients living in Gambian villages in which trachoma is endemic and from 34 infants with ophthalmia ...