epithelial ingrowth — abnormal healing of a corneal wound or incision in which the conjunctival/corneal epithelium invades the internal surface of the healing wound. The consequences of this can be devastating to the eye and difficult to treat … The new mediacal dictionary
Corneal epithelium — Vertical section of human cornea from near the margin. (Waldeyer.) Magnified. 1. Epithelium. 2. Anterior elastic lamina. 3. substantia propria. 4. Posterior elastic lamina. 5. Endothelium of the anterior chamber. a. Oblique fibers … Wikipedia
LASIK — or Lasik ( laser assisted in situ keratomileusis ) is a type of refractive laser eye surgery performed by ophthalmologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. [ [http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSS/9339/32123.html LASIK. ]… … Wikipedia
Brian Boxer Wachler — Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler is an American ophthalmologist. He practices refractive surgery (vision correction). He is the Director of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Los Angeles, California. He is on staff at UCLA and Cedars Sinai Medical… … Wikipedia
nasolacrimal groove — an epithelial ingrowth parallel with but medial to the nasomaxillary groove of the embryo, which marks the site of later development of the nasolacrimal duct … Medical dictionary
Oral mucosa tissue engineering — Tissue engineering of oral mucosa combines cells, materials and engineering to produce a three dimensional reconstruction of oral mucosa. It is meant to simulate the real anatomical structure and function of oral mucosa. Tissue engineered oral… … Wikipedia
Gland — A gland is an organ in an animal s body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones or breast milk, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). Types Glands… … Wikipedia
neovascularization — Proliferation of blood vessel s in tissue not normally containing them, or proliferation of blood vessel s of a different kind than usual in tissue. choroidal n. ingrowth of new vessels from the choriocapillaris into the subretinal pigment … Medical dictionary
Cornea — For other uses, see Cornea (disambiguation). Cornea Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Cornea labeled at center top.) … Wikipedia
HAS2 — Hyaluronan synthase 2, also known as HAS2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: HAS2 hyaluronan synthase 2| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3037| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section … Wikipedia
