Certain cellular components of the eye, such as neural retina, are unable to regenerate and
replicate after destructive inflammation. Ocular immune privilege provides the eye with …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine whether anti-tumour necrosis factor
alpha (anti-TNF-α) antibody, infliximab, can inhibit T helper 17 (Th17) differentiation in …

T cells that encounter ocular pigment epithelium in vitro are inhibited from undergoing TCR-
triggered activation, and instead acquire the capacity to suppress the activation of bystander …

Purpose To evaluate clinical and angiographic differences in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-
Harada (VKH) disease during the early 4-month treatment phase with high-or medium-dose …

Whilst data recognise both myeloid cell accumulation during choroidal neovascularisation
(CNV) as well as complement activation, none of the data has presented a clear explanation …

Behçet's disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder with recurrent episodes of oral
ulceration, skin lesions, genital ulceration, and intraocular inflammation (uveitis). The …

purpose. To determine whether retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells can inhibit in vitro T-
cell activation during inflammatory conditions. methods. Primary cultured RPE cells were …

Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic values of ocular signs and systemic investigations in
ocular sarcoidosis, in a retrospective case–control study. Methods Subjects were 67 …

Aim: To investigative whether clinical manifestations of anterior uveitis are associated with
the viral load of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the aqueous humor in patients with herpes …

Aim To measure the bacterial genome in ocular fluids and to analyse the clinical relevance
of infectious endophthalmitis. Methods Nineteen ocular fluid samples (eight aqueous …