Morphologic Alterations of the Palpebral Conjunctival Epithelium in a Dry Eye Model

The mouse palpebral conjunctival epithelium was structurally similar to the human. After DS, the palpebral conjunctival epithelium decreased in thickness and goblet cell access to the surface seemed to be inhibited by surrounding epithelial cells, potentially slowing down their migration to the surface. Differential staining with PAS and Alcian blue suggests that there may be different subtypes of conjunctival goblet cells.