TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Immunologic Diseases of the Eye A1 - Iqbal, Munir M. A1 - Hodge, William G. A2 - Riordan-Eva, Paul A2 - Augsburger, James J. PY - 2017 T2 - Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 19e AB - Ocular manifestations are a common feature of immunologic diseases even though, paradoxically, the eye is also a site of immune privilege. The propensity for immunologic disease to affect the eye derives from a number of factors, including the highly vascular nature of the uvea, the tendency for immune complexes to be deposited in various ocular tissues, and the exposure of the mucous membrane of the conjunctiva to environmental allergens. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144469721 ER -