Experimental models of autoimmune inflammatory ocular diseases.

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Experimental models of autoimmune inflammatory ocular diseases. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2012 Apr;75(2):143-7 Authors: Gasparin F, Takahashi BS, Scolari MR, Gasparin F, Pedral LS, Damico FM Abstract Ocular inflammation is one of the leading causes of blindness and loss of vision. Human uveitis is a complex and heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by inflammation of intraocular tissues. The eye may be the only organ involved, or uveitis may be part of a systemic disease. A significant number of cases are of unknown etiology and are labeled idiopathic. Animal models have been developed to the study of the physiopathogenesis of autoimmune uveitis due to the difï¬Â

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