Langerhans cells prevent subbasal nerve damage and upregulate neurotrophic factors in dry eye disease

• Eun Young Choi,

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Hyun Goo Kang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Hyun Goo Kang, Chul Hee Lee

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Chul Hee Lee ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Hyun Goo Kang, Chul Hee Lee

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Areum Yeo ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Hye Mi Noh ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Nayeong Gu ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Myoung Joon Kim,

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Jong Suk Song,

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Hyeon Chang Kim,

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Hyung Keun Lee

  * E-mail: shadik@yuhs.ac

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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