'Corneal Immune Cells and Sensory Nerves: A Window to Eye and Systemic Health’- Dr Holly Chinnery and Professor Laura Downie
The transparency of the cornea its accessibility at the ocular surface enable direct visualisation of immune cells and sensory nerves, in humans, using non-invasive in vivo confocal microscopy. Morphological alterations in corneal immune cells provide insights into the inflammatory status of the cornea, and in some cases, the health of the peripheral nervous and immune systems more generally. Our “Front-Tear” Research Centre is advancing understanding of the dynamics of corneal immune cell subpopulations including their relationship to local and systemic health conditions. We will share recent data relating to corneal immune cell imaging, their potential use as biomarkers of disease, and how targeting the function of these cells represents a potential therapeutic approach to treating ocular surface disease.
Date: 19 June 2023, 12:00 (Monday, 9th week, Trinity 2023)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organising department: Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)
Organisers: Wilby Chaplin (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology), Jo Silva (NDORMS)
Hosts: Andrew Foers Postdoc Fellow (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford), Professor Christopher Buckley (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford)
Part of: Kennedy Institute Seminars
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://medsci.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlc-6urjgsHN1dqTLaghi7ws61kJaM5MS1
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Lola Chaplin