Yujia Yang

Intravital imaging of age-related conjunctival lymphatic changes on the ocular surface

This study uses intravital imaging to examine age-related changes in conjunctival lymphatics, finding reduced vascular branching and functional impairments in aged mice.

Prior contact lens wear reduces susceptibility of the superficially-injured cornea to bacterial adhesion

The paper shows that prior contact lens wear reduces bacterial adhesion to superficially-injured corneas in mice, correlating with increased Lyz2+ immune cells, but with differing effects on commensal and pathogen behavior.

TRPV1 Defends the Healthy Murine Cornea against Staphylococcus aureus Adhesion Independently of Sensory Nerve Firing

This study shows TRPV1 protects murine corneas from S. aureus adhesion without requiring sensory nerve firing, unlike its role against P. aeruginosa.