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Exposure Stress Induces Reversible Corneal Graft Opacity in Recipients With Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Infections

PURPOSE: Most of the inflammation in murine herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-induced stromal keratitis (HSK) is due to exposure stress resulting from loss of corneal nerves and blink reflex. Corneal grafts often fail when placed on corneal beds with a history of HSK. We asked if corneal exposure...

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Autores principales: Rowe, Alexander M., Yun, Hongmin, Hendricks, Robert L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28055100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-19673