Sentences with phrase «of lacrimal»

In the majority of KCS cases, an underlying etiology is not identified and in these cases it is believed an immune - mediated phenomenon creates inflammation and destruction of the lacrimal glands.

If the problem is blockage of the lacrimal drainage system, the ducts may need to be flushed or the obstruction cleared with a surgical procedure to open the ducts.

The disease is usually caused by inflammation of the lacrimal glands, but can also be caused by the toxic effect of certain drugs on the lacrimal glands or by lack of nerve innervation to the lacrimal glands.

Dry eye can be caused by a variety of causes, but the most common cause is an autoimmune destruction of the lacrimal glands around the eye.

The most common cause of inadequate tear secretion is the infiltration of inflammatory cells from the immune system into the cells of the lacrimal gland.

In most dogs, this can be done by administering eye drops that suppress the immune - mediated infiltration of the lacrimal gland.

In this study, the researchers used progenitor cells that were poised to become epithelial tissue, a key component of the lacrimal gland.

Not exact matches

have eyes that appear crusted and matted with discharge, because mucoid material that is normally produced in the lacrimal sac backs up onto the eye, instead of draining through the nasolacrimal duct to the nose

Whenever any of us cry, excess tears flow toward the inner corner of each of our eyes and enter two tubes called the lacrimal ducts.

«The evaporated tear film on the front of the eye can't be replenished by simply supplying more new tear fluid from the lacrimal gland,» Braun noted.

The stem of the T cartilage is surrounded by an accessory lacrimal gland, which produces a substantial portion of the tear film.

A new study in animal models, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), suggests that the eye's lacrimal glands can be repaired by injecting a kind of regenerative «progenitor» cell.

The Scripps Research Institute team found «progenitor» cells isolated from healthy lacrimal glands can improve the appearance and function of diseased tissue.

With these cells in hand, the researchers injected them into the lacrimal glands of mouse models of Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that results in ADDE, dry mouth and other symptoms.

In addition to Makarenkova and Gromova, authors of the study, «Lacrimal Gland Repair Using Progenitor Cells,» were Dmitry A. Voronov of TSRI, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico - Chemical Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University; Miya Yoshida and Suharika Thotakura of TSRI; Robyn Meech of Flinders University; and Darlene A. Dartt of the Schepens Eye Research Institute / Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School.

I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with Sjögren's syndrome, which is an autoimmune disease affecting primary the salivary and lacrimal glands (i am pretty sure that many of those suffering from dry eyes might actually have Sjögren's disease).

Other causes include dysfunction of the nerve that runs to the lacrimal gland (neurogenic KCS) and the rare side - effects of certain medications.

Until the lacrimal glands start to work again, tear replacement with drops that keep the eyes hydrated and lubricated is an important initial part of treatment for KCS as well.

Other sources of dry eye include drug toxicity (antibiotics such as sulphadiazine and sulphasalazine can cause temporary or permanent dry eye in some animals), drug - induced reaction (atropine and topical anesthetics temporarily reduce tear production), neurological impairment (damage to the nerves leading to the lacrimal glands), removal of the third eyelid (see Cherry Eye), systemic disease (e.g. distemper), chronic conjunctivitis, trauma to the tear glands, hypothyroidism, congenital disease (some dogs are born without lacrimal glands), breed predisposition.

Here we sought to quantify T and B lymphocyte populations in the lacrimal tissue of the nictitans glands of dogs with iKCS those with neurological KCS (nKCS) and also in dogs with tear production within the recognized normal levels and no ocular surface signs of KCS.

Yet to date no direct evaluation has been made of the inflammatory cell populations in the lacrimal tissue of dogs with iKCS.

The orbital lacrimal gland produces 60 % of the tears for the eye, and the third eyelid gland produces 40 % of the tears.

Each eye of a dog actually has 2 tear glands (also called lacrimal glands), unlike people (who have one).

The condition is caused when the tear (lacrimal) gland in the third eyelid moves out of position.

The lacrimal gland of the third eyelid is held in place by tissue fibers but some individuals have weaker fibers than they should so the gland protrudes.

The lacrimal gland of the third eyelid is held in place by tissue fibers but some individuals have weaker fibers than they should and the gland protrudes.

It is a common eye condition resulting from inadequate production of the aqueous portion of the tear film by the lacrimal gland and / or gland of the third eyelid gland.

The gland is a tear producing gland, and produces about 30 % of the tears, while the main orbital lacrimal gland produces the rest.

Causes of KCS can include feline Herpes virus, canine distemper, Sulfa - based antibiotic use, trauma to the lacrimal glands, and cherry - eye surgery.

Ophthalmology - diseases of the cornea, eyelids, eyelashes, lacrimal (tear) system and globe, such as glaucoma.