Epithelial Cell

SAN DIEGO — Bronchial epithelial gene expression did not differ between type 2 and non-type 2 pediatric asthma before or after rhinovirus infection, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Analyzing cellular mechanisms of ortho-k in myopia control may help identify factors that would explain highly variable individual responses to treatment, according to research in Optometry and Vision Science.

The nonprofit eye bank Eversight has partnered with Emmecell, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, to advance therapies involving donor corneal epithelial cells for treatment of eye disease.

Reduced mRNA levels of club cell secretory protein-16 — an anti-inflammatory protein — in bronchial epithelial cells are linked to asthma susceptibility, severity and exacerbations, according to study results.

Modified amnion-assisted conjunctival epithelial redirection, using vacuum-dried amnion and fibrin glue, may be an effective ocular surface reconstruction technique in managing limbal stem cell deficiency and improving vision.

PARIS — At EuCornea 2019, Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, PhD, speaks about the results of corneal endothelial cell injection therapy, a field in which he has been working for more than 15 years. The key issue is quality of the cells, which should be well-differentiated, mature endothelial cells.

In this video, Clark Chang, OD, a part of the corneal team at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and director of Global Medical Affairs at Glaukos, highlights neurotrophic keratitis updates from recent conferences.