World-first discovery of Cornea T cells protecting eyes from viral infections: The cornea – the transparent protective outer layer of the eye critical to helping us see – produces a delicate and limited immune response to fight infections without damaging our vision, according to a ground-breaking new study from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute). Published today in Cell Reports, the study has shown long-living memory T cells that patrol and fight Viral Infections are present in the cornea, upending current thought that T cells are not found in healthy corneas – expanding our understanding of

Cornea T Cells Protect Eyes from viral infections as seen on The Hippocratic Post.