Figure 9-1 A, Complete cryptophthalmos, both eyes. B, Incomplete cryptophthalmos of the right eye, with eyelid fused to cornea superonasally. Cryptophthalmos occurs in both an isolated and a recessive syndromic…
The corneal epithelium is a highly differentiated cell type that is entirely regenerated approximately every 7 days. In the mechanically abraded cornea (eg, total epithelial debridement during vitrectomy surgery or…
Effective immune responses to foreign antigens require cells to “traffic” through tissues. Chemokines (chemotactic cytokines) are critical mediators that provide the trafficking signals to immune cells. These are low-molecular-weight proteins,…
