Open AccessInflammatory cells in brush cytology samples correlate with the severity of corneal lesions in atopic keratoconjunctivitis
Author(s) -
Y. Takano
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.016
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1468-2079
pISSN - 0007-1161
DOI - 10.1136/bjo.2004.047167
Subject(s) - medicine , vernal keratoconjunctivitis , cytology , pathology , conjunctiva , keratoconjunctivitis , pathogenesis , ophthalmology , dermatology
Inflammatory cells infiltrating to the tarsal conjunctiva are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of corneal lesions in severe allergic conjunctival diseases. The relation between such cells and the severity of corneal lesions was studied.
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