Manifestations of Ocular Autoimmune Diseases - Literature Review
Karolina Borowska-Waniak,
Dominik Michalik,
Anita Marcinkiewicz
et al.
Abstract:Ocular manifestations in autoimmune diseases are mainly related to the formation of a chronic inflammatory process in the body. This is caused by an error in the body's histocompatibility system, which results in the lymphocyte attacking its own cells, which the lymphocyte considers foreign. Various autoimmune diseases with ocular symptoms may have different inflammation-related pathophysiology, ranging from increased vascular permeability in diabetic retinopathy to lymphocytic pressure in the exocrine glands … Show more
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