English to Portuguese Medical Medical (general) oftalmologia

Allergy and ocular epithelium
non-specific degranulation
inflammatory damage
clearance of allergen
clearance of mediators
altered surface and drainage
irregular epithelium
altered mucin layer
Figure 3. Allergic damage to the eye will cause disruption to the conjunctiva and also to the mucin layer on the sclera. As a consequence there is an altered tissue surface and drainage. With reduced drainage, there is less clearance of allergen and mediators that can result in more inflammatory damage. With disrupted epithelial surfaces a dry eye can evolve, and non-specific mast cell degranulation is more likely to occur.