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Consensus statement on the immunohistochemical detection of ocular lymphatic vessels
Falk Schroedl1, Alexandra Kaser-Eichberger2, Simona L Schlereth3
1Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria Department of Anatomy, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
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There is currently considerable controversy about existence and classification of "lymphatic vessels" in the eye. Some of the confusion is certainly caused by inappropriate use (or nonuse) of the correct immunohistochemical markers. Many experts in the field expressed the need for a consensus statement, and, in this perspective, authors offer arguments and solutions to reliably continue with immunohistochemical ocular lymphatic research.
