Anterior Chamber-Associated Immune Deviation (ACAID): An Acute Response to Ocular Insult Protects from Future Immune-Mediated Damage?

The “immune privilege” that inhibits immune defense mechanisms that could lead to damage to sensitive ocular tissue is based on the expression of immunosuppressive factors on ocular tissue and in ocular fluids. In addition to this environmental protection, the injection of antigen into the anterior...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert E. Cone, Roshan Pais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-11-01
Series:Ophthalmology and Eye Diseases
Online Access:http://la-press.com/anterior-chamber-associated-immune-deviation-acaid-an-acute-response-t-a1739