The cornea is the most sensitive structure in the human body. Corneal nerves adapt to
maintain transparency and contribute to corneal health by mediating tear secretion and …

Corneal wounds resulting from injury, surgeries, or other intrusions not only cause pain, but
also can predispose an individual to infection. While some inflammation may be beneficial to …

Due to the inability to spontaneously heal and vulnerability to bacterial infection, diabetic
patients are frustrated by unexpected epithelium injuries in daily life. Notably, a drug …

With the global prevalence of diabetes mellitus over recent decades, more patients suffered
from various diabetic complications, including diabetic ocular surface diseases that may …

In the cornea, resident immune cells are in close proximity to sensory nerves, consistent with
their important roles in the maintenance of nerves in both homeostasis and inflammation …

There is a number of systemic diseases affecting the cornea. These include endocrine
disorders (diabetes, Graves' disease, Addison's disease, hyperparathyroidism), infections …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been emerging as one of the most serious health problems
worldwide. Ocular complications of DM are currently one of the major causes of blindness in …

Ocular complications from diabetes mellitus are common. Diabetic keratopathy, the most
frequent clinical condition affecting the human cornea, is a potentially sight-threatening …

Purpose To examine the efficacy of adjuvant photoactivated chromophore for infectious
keratitis–corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL) for the treatment of infectious keratitis (IK) …

Currently, over 10 million people worldwide are affected by corneal blindness. Corneal
trauma and disease can cause irreversible distortions to the normal structure and physiology …