Browsing by Subject "conjunctiva"

Blood flow velocity comparison in the eye capillaries and postcapillary venules between normal pregnant and non-pregnant women

Moka S., Koutsiaris A.G., Garas A., Messinis I., Tachmitzi S.V., Giannoukas A., Tsironi E.E. (2020)

Background: There is no consensus on how much and at what diameters the blood flow velocity changes in the female microcirculation during normal pregnancy. Methods: A non-contact, digital slit-lamp biomicroscopy system was ...

Comments on the published article: "Distribution of normal superficial ocular vessels in digital images, Banaee et al. (2014)"

Koutsiaris, A. G. (2014)

Conjunctival cytology assessment in dogs and cats. Sampling, diagnostic techniques and findings

Athanasiou L.V., Psemmas D.E., Papaioannou N. (2018)

The conjunctiva provides a physical and physiological barrier against microorganisms and foreign bodies and also contributes to the ocular immunological defense. It constitutes a straightforward and accessible tissue for ...

Evaluation of a Direct Immunofluorescent Assay and/or Conjunctival Cytology for Detection of Canine Distemper Virus Antigen

Athanasiou L.V., Kantere M.C., Kyriakis C.S., Pardali D., Adamama Moraitou K., Polizopoulou Z.S. (2018)

Canine distemper is a common and potentially lethal multisystemic disease caused by the Canine distemper virus (CDV). We evaluated the diagnostic performance of direct immunofluorescent assay (FA) and cytology to detect ...

Meta-analysis of conjunctival microvascular hemorheology metrics

Koutsiaris A.G. (2022)

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UVB-mediated down-regulation of proteasome in cultured human primary pterygium fibroblasts

Aletras A.J., Trilivas I., Christopoulou M.-E., Drakouli S., Georgakopoulos C.D., Pharmakakis N. (2018)

Background: Pterygium is a condition characterized by epithelial overgrowth of the cornea, inflammatory cell infiltration and an abnormal extracellular matrix accumulation. Chronic UV exposure is considered as a pathogenic ...