An In Vitro Model for the Ocular Surface and Tear Film System

Abstract Dry eye is a complicated ocular surface disease whose exact pathogenesis is not yet fully understood. For the therapeutic evaluation and pathogenesis study of dry eye, we established an in vitro three-dimensional (3D) coculture model for the ocular surface. It is composed of rabbit conjunct...

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Main Authors: Qiaozhi Lu, Hongbo Yin, Michael P. Grant, Jennifer H. Elisseeff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06369-8