Mouse, human data suggest inflammation tips immune response, which disrupts oil glands
July 25, 2018
Dry Eye
Immunology
Clinical Research
Grantee
Immune cells that normally rush in to protect the eyes from infection might actually be disrupting moisturizing glands and causing dry eye, a disease that afflicts more than 30 million people in the United States.
This finding from a research team led by Duke Eye Center could lead to more effective therapies for dry eyes instead of treatments that only address symptoms.