Organ replacement regenerative therapy has been proposed as having the potential to enable the replacement of organs that have been damaged by disease, injury or aging. A research group signals a ...

Researchers have developed a method for the generation of 3D lacrimal gland-like organoids, which model the characteristics of the tear duct, from human induced pluripotent stem cells. When ...

Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disorder of the tear film and ocular surface that results in eye discomfort, visual disturbance, and often ocular surface damage. Although recent research has ...

Graves’ ophthalmopathy is an autoimmune disease and is the most common extra-thyroidal manifestation of Grave’s disease, affecting up to half of all patients. A new study assessed differences in ...

IN 1892 Mikulicz 1 described a case of benign, asymptomatic, symmetric enlargement of the lacrimal and salivary glands. Microscopical examination of excised portions of the glands disclosed atrophy of ...

Scientists from Japan have regenerated fully functioning bioengineered salivary and tear glands, according to two reviews published in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers from the Tokyo ...

At University of Utah Health, surgery for excessive tearing due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction involves a team approach with surgeons who have fellowship training in orbital and sinus specialties.

SARS-CoV-2 might target lacrimal glands, causing eyelid swelling due to chronic dacryoadenitis after COVID-19 infection. Comparing lacrimal gland tissues of a patient who had COVID-19 with a control ...

Osaka, Japan – Advancements in cell culture methods have allowed for the development of organoids – stem cell-derived mini-organs that mimic the tissue organization of our body. Now, researchers in ...