Interfacial Phenomena and the Ocular Surface

Abstract Ocular surface disorders, such as dry eye disease, ocular rosacea, and allergic conjunctivitis, are a heterogeneous group of diseases that require an interdisciplinary approach to establish underlying causes and develop effective therapeutic strategies. These diverse disorders share a commo...

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Published in:The ocular surface 2014-07, Vol.12 (3), p.178-201
Main Authors: Yañez-Soto, Bernardo, PhD, Mannis, Mark J., MD, Schwab, Ivan R., MD, Li, Jennifer Y., MD, Leonard, Brian C., DVM, PhD, Abbott, Nicholas L., PhD, Murphy, Christopher J., DVM, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conjunctiva - pathology
Cornea - pathology
dry eye disease
Dry Eye Syndromes - metabolism
Dry Eye Syndromes - pathology
evaporation
glycocalyx
Humans
interfacial phenomena
microvilli
mucins
Ophthalmology
rheology
surface energy
Surface Properties
tear film
tear film lipid layer
Tears - chemistry
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Summary:Abstract Ocular surface disorders, such as dry eye disease, ocular rosacea, and allergic conjunctivitis, are a heterogeneous group of diseases that require an interdisciplinary approach to establish underlying causes and develop effective therapeutic strategies. These diverse disorders share a common thread in that they involve direct changes in ocular surface chemistry as well as the rheological properties of the tear film and topographical attributes of the cellular elements of the ocular surface. Knowledge of these properties is crucial to understand the formation and stability of the preocular tear film. The study of interfacial phenomena of the ocular surface flourished during the 1970s and 1980s, but after a series of lively debates in the literature concerning distinctions between the epithelial and the glandular origin of ocular surface disorders during the 1990s, research into this important topic has declined. In the meantime, new tools and techniques for the characterization and functionalization of biological surfaces have been developed. This review summarizes the available literature regarding the physicochemical attributes of the ocular surface, analyzes the role of interfacial phenomena in the pathobiology of ocular surface disease, identifies critical knowledge gaps concerning interfacial phenomena of the ocular surface, and discusses the opportunities for the exploitation of these phenomena to develop improved therapeutics for the treatment of ocular surface disorders.
ISSN:1542-0124
1937-5913
DOI:10.1016/j.jtos.2014.01.004