2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
9 Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
Chapter 3: Ocular Immune Responses
Highlights
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Unique regional immune responses in the eye influence ocular pathology.
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In the context of immune privilege of the eye, several immunoregulatory mechanisms have evolved to modulate the intraocular immune environment.
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Anterior chamber–associated immune deviation (ACAID) is a recognized facet of ocular immune privilege.
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Understanding these ocular immune responses has been valuable to the progress of corneal transplantation, retinal gene therapy, and other developing cell-based therapies.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 9 - Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.