Goblet cells (GCs) are specialized epithelial cells that line multiple mucosal surfaces and
have a well-appreciated role in barrier maintenance through the secretion of mucus …

Coronaviruses (CoVs) are members of the genus Betacoronavirus and the Coronaviridiae
family responsible for infections such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle …

Osteoarthritis (OA) was previously thought of as 'wear and tear'as humans age, however
there is increasing evidence to support an inflammatory theory. The nucleotide-binding and …

Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen of the eye able to infect the tear duct, eyelid,
conjunctiva, cornea, anterior and posterior chambers, and the vitreous chamber. Of these …

Inflammasomes, key molecular regulators that play an important role in inflammation, consist
of a central protein, an adaptor protein ASC (apoptosis speck-like protein) and a caspase-1 …

Mucins are key actors in tear film quality and tear film stability. Alteration of membrane-
bound mucin expression on corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells and/or gel-forming …

Tear film hyperosmolarity along with exposure to oxidant stress are factors that can induce
chronic ocular surface inflammation and pain. However, there is limited information on how …

For many years, blepharitis and dry eye disease have been thought to be two distinct
diseases, and evaporative dry eye distinct from aqueous insufficiency. In this treatise, we …

Inflammasomes are a group of protein complex located in cytoplasm and assemble in
response to a wide variety of pathogen‐associated molecule patterns, damage‐associated …

Glaucoma is a group of optic neuropathies characterised by the degeneration of retinal
ganglion cells, resulting in damage to the optic nerve head (ONH) and loss of vision in one …