Laminin 332 is a heterotrimeric structural protein of the basal membrane zone (BMZ) of the
skin and adjacent mucosal tissues. The importance of laminin 332 for the structural integrity …

Ocular fibrosis leads to severe visual impairment and blindness worldwide, being a major
area of unmet need in ophthalmology and medicine. To date, the only available treatments …

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) can be associated with significant morbidity, in
part because of nonreversible fibrosis, which impacts physical functioning (eye, skin, lung …

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a systemic cicatrizing autoimmune disease that
primarily affects orificial mucous membranes, such as the conjunctiva, the nasal cavity, the …

Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) have increased B cell–activating
factor (BAFF) levels, but whether BAFF promotes disease after allogeneic bone marrow …

Purpose This study explored the validity of the First International Consensus on Mucous
Membrane Pemphigoid (MMP) guidance, which recommends that clinically …

Meibomian glands (MGs) are sebaceous glands of the eyelid margin that secrete lipids
needed to avert tear evaporation and to help maintain ocular surface homeostasis …

Retinoic acid (RA), the derivative of vitamin A/retinol, is a signaling molecule with important
implications in health and disease. It is a well-known developmental morphogen that …

Until recently, the ocular surface is thought by many to be sterile and devoid of living
microbes. It is now becoming clear that this may not be the case. Recent and sophisticated …

This review is in two sections. The first section summarises 35 conditions, both common and
infrequent, causing cicatrising conjunctivitis. Guidelines for making a diagnosis are given …