“Every donated cornea is different; it may not match the shape of the patient’s eye leading to other complications, or it could be rejected by the patient’s immune system, leaving them back ...

Stress to your eyes, whether it’s an infection or a scratch on your cornea, then triggers your body to start an immune response there. This inflammation is your body’s attempt to heal your eye.

Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in corneal HSV infection, and the subsequent pathologic immune response, has grown significantly in recent years, and this information has ...

Replicating virus is required to initiate HSK, and CD4 T cells of the adaptive immune system appear requisite for stromal inflammation. Corneal neovascularization also contributes significantly to ...

These treatment options present risks of immune rejection, infections, glaucoma, and injury to the structures in the eye. When both eyes are affected, corneal transplants from deceased donors are ...