Defense Mechanisms of Tears and Ocular Surface

摘要: Despite constant exposure to the environment ocular surface rarely becomes infected. This immunity is conferred by a variety of physical and chemical mechanisms that cooperate limit pathogen entry kill or prevent proliferation microbes. article provides an overview major operating in tears bathe surface. These are primarily include antimicrobials such as lysozyme secretory immunoglobulin A. The contributions from corneal conjunctival epithelial cells also addressed encompass barrier created themselves production antimicrobial peptide defensins LL-37.