2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
9 Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in Immunology: Effector Cells and the Innate Immune Response
Highlights
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An immune response is the process for removing an offending stimulus. The clinical evidence of an immune response is inflammation.
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The immune system is composed of cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate response to infection or foreign material.
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Immune responses are defined as innate or adaptive.
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Innate (natural) immunity provides immediate protection and requires no prior contact with the foreign substance or organism.
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Adaptive (acquired) immunity develops more slowly but provides more specific defense against infections, having a permanent cross talk with the innate immune system.
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.