Rebuilding the autoimmune-damaged corneal stroma through topical lubrication
Yael Efraim, Yu Ting Chen, Luye An, Seyyed Vahid Niknezhad, Dylan Pham, Ka Neng Cheong, Mario A. Robledo, Hanan Sinada, Nancy A. McNamara, Sarah M. Knox
This study shows that topical lubrication can regenerate the damaged corneal stroma in a mouse model by converting inflammatory keratocytes into reparative cells.
iScience · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology