Graves’ ophthalmopathy is an autoimmune disease and is the most common extra-thyroidal manifestation of Grave’s disease, affecting up to half of all patients. A new study assessed differences in ...

To investigate and compare the efficacy of botulinum toxin-A injection in the lacrimal gland and conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy surgery for the treatment of ...

The tear film is made up of several layers, and each layer has various roles to play in the maintenance of a stable tear film. The first layer is the outer lipid layer, which is derived from meibomian ...

IN 1892 Mikulicz 1 described a case of benign, asymptomatic, symmetric enlargement of the lacrimal and salivary glands. Microscopical examination of excised portions of the glands disclosed atrophy of ...

SARS-CoV-2 might target lacrimal glands, causing eyelid swelling due to chronic dacryoadenitis after COVID-19 infection. Comparing lacrimal gland tissues of a patient who had COVID-19 with a control ...

Osaka, Japan – Advancements in cell culture methods have allowed for the development of organoids – stem cell-derived mini-organs that mimic the tissue organization of our body. Now, researchers in ...

Scientists from Japan have regenerated fully functioning bioengineered salivary and tear glands, according to two reviews published in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers from the Tokyo ...

Researchers have developed a method for the generation of 3D lacrimal gland-like organoids, which model the characteristics of the tear duct, from human induced pluripotent stem cells. When ...