摘要
The eye is an important organ,it provides vision and it is an important component of our facial identity(1,2).There is an old saying“The eye is the window of the soul”,clear and bright eyes bring esthetic pleasure to people.Human eye is globular and consists of two main parts,the anterior and posterior segments(1,2).Although the posterior part of the eye is comfortably located in the orbit,they are delicate because its anterior segment including the cornea is exposed to the outside world,thus accessible to wear and tear.To protect and maintain the eye functions while reduce the disruptions from outside and inside the body,the eyes are equipped with defense mechanisms for both the anterior and posterior segments(1,2).
基金
This work was primarily supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences(NIEHS)R01 ES016746 and ES022698 as well as U01 ES027237
with leveraged support from the National Science Foundation(NSF)and the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)under Cooperative Agreement Number DBI 0830117 and 1266377
Additional support is from“Hundred Talents Program”of Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Natural Science Foundation of China(31570899).