| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Autophagy Gene-Dependent Clearance of Apoptotic Cells during Embryonic Development | Cell | 2007 | 602 |
| 2 | The cellular basis of corneal transparency: Evidence for ‘corneal crystallins’ | Journal of Cell Science | 1999 | 405 |
| 3 | Corneal stromal wound healing in refractive surgery: the role of myofibroblasts | Progress in Retinal and Eye Research | 1999 | 404 |
| 4 | See no evil, hear no evil, do no evil: the lessons of immune privilege | Nature Immunology | 2006 | 392 |
| 5 | IL-17 disrupts corneal barrier following desiccating stress | Mucosal Immunology | 2009 | 361 |
| 6 | Amblyopia and binocular vision | Progress in Retinal and Eye Research | 2013 | 348 |
| 7 | Regulation of angiogenesis and choroidal neovascularization by members of microRNA-23∼27∼24 clusters | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2011 | 307 |
| 8 | Desiccating Stress Induces T Cell-Mediated Sjögren’s Syndrome-Like Lacrimal Keratoconjunctivitis | Journal of Immunology | 2006 | 304 |
| 9 | Dry Eye–Induced Conjunctival Epithelial Squamous Metaplasia Is Modulated by Interferon-γ | | 2007 | 299 |
| 10 | Epithelial and corneal thickness measurements by in vivo confocal microscopy through focusing (CMTF) | Current Eye Research | 1997 | 293 |
| 11 | The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Tear Film Lipids and Lipid–Protein Interactions in Health and Disease | | 2011 | 275 |
| 12 | Immunosuppressive Factors Secreted by Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells | | 2005 | 267 |
| 13 | Sustained-Release Ganciclovir Therapy for Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis | JAMA Ophthalmology | 1992 | 237 |
| 14 | The pathophysiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis | Trends in Parasitology | 2006 | 216 |
| 15 | Screening for Corneal Topographic Abnormalities before Refractive Surgery | Ophthalmology | 1994 | 209 |
| 16 | Immune Privilege and Immune Regulation in the Eye | Advances in Immunology | 1990 | 207 |
| 17 | Modulation of cultured corneal keratocyte phenotype by growth factors/cytokines control in vitro contractility and extracellular matrix contraction | Experimental Eye Research | 2003 | 207 |
| 18 | Cutting Edge: Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Inhibiting NK Cell Activity and Preserving Immune Privilege | Journal of Immunology | 1998 | 203 |
| 19 | The association between nonstrabismic anisometropia, amblyopia, and subnormal binocularity | Ophthalmology | 2001 | 199 |
| 20 | Thickness of Receptor and Post-receptor Retinal Layers in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Measured with Frequency-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography | | 2009 | 194 |
| 21 | Age-Related Macular Degeneration—a Genome Scan in Extended Families | American Journal of Human Genetics | 2003 | 181 |
| 22 | The critical period for surgical treatment of dense congenital bilateral cataracts | Journal of AAPOS | 2009 | 180 |
| 23 | Meibomian Gland Function and the Tear Lipid Layer | Ocular Surface | 2003 | 179 |
| 24 | Management of Glaucoma: Focus on Pharmacological Therapy | Drugs and Aging | 2005 | 166 |
| 25 | Optical coherence tomography in multiple sclerosis | Lancet Neurology, The | 2006 | 165 |
| 26 | The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: Report of the Subcommittee on Epidemiology | | 2013 | 165 |
| 27 | THE IMMUNE PRIVILEGE OF CORNEAL ALLOGRAFTS1 | Transplantation | 1999 | 164 |
| 28 | Cutting edge: role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in inhibiting NK cell activity and preserving immune privilege | Journal of Immunology | 1998 | 163 |
| 29 | Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Fungal Keratitis in the United States, 2001–2007: A Multicenter Study | Ophthalmology | 2011 | 161 |
| 30 | The cellular basis of corneal transparency: evidence for 'corneal crystallins' | Journal of Cell Science | 1999 | 161 |
| 31 | The pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba keratitis | Microbes and Infection | 1999 | 157 |
| 32 | Normative Reference Ranges for the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, Macula, and Retinal Layer Thicknesses in Children | American Journal of Ophthalmology | 2013 | 156 |
| 33 | Advances in the analysis of corneal topography | Survey of Ophthalmology | 1991 | 155 |
| 34 | Resistance of Acanthamoeba castellanii Cysts to Physical, Chemical, and Radiological Conditions | Journal of Parasitology | 2002 | 155 |
| 35 | Human tear film and meibum. Very long chain wax esters and (O-acyl)-omega-hydroxy fatty acids of meibum | Journal of Lipid Research | 2009 | 154 |
| 36 | Yearly rates of rod and cone functional loss in retinitis pigmentosa and cone-rod dystrophy11The authors have no financial interest in any aspect of this study. | Ophthalmology | 1999 | 150 |
| 37 | A role for NF-κB–dependent gene transactivation in sunburn | Journal of Clinical Investigation | 2000 | 150 |
| 38 | Inhibition of Corneal Fibrosis by Topical Application of Blocking Antibodies to TGF?? in the Rabbit | Cornea | 1997 | 148 |
| 39 | Effects of rigid and soft contact lens daily wear on corneal epithelium, tear lactate dehydrogenase, and bacterial binding to exfoliated epithelial cells | Ophthalmology | 2001 | 143 |
| 40 | Induction of necrotic cell death by oxidative stress in retinal pigment epithelial cells | Cell Death and Disease | 2013 | 136 |
| 41 | Lipids of human meibum: mass-spectrometric analysis and structural elucidation | Journal of Lipid Research | 2007 | 133 |
| 42 | Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Associated With Meibomian Secretion Polar Lipid Abnormality | JAMA Ophthalmology | 1998 | 132 |
| 43 | Congenital Dacryocele | Ophthalmology | 1991 | 131 |
| 44 | Tandem Scanning Confocal Corneal Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Suspected Acanthamoeba Keratitis | Ophthalmology | 2006 | 130 |
| 45 | The role of tetracycline in chronic blepharitis. Inhibition of lipase production in staphylococci | Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science | 1991 | 128 |
| 46 | A cost-utility analysis of therapy for amblyopia | Ophthalmology | 2002 | 126 |
| 47 | Pilot, Prospective, Randomized, Double-masked, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of an Omega-3 Supplement for Dry Eye | Cornea | 2011 | 126 |
| 48 | Adaptive effects of 30-night wear of hyper-O2 transmissible contact lenses on bacterial binding and corneal epithelium | Ophthalmology | 2002 | 125 |
| 49 | Behavioral Responses of Epidermal Langerhans Cells In Situ to Local Pathological Stimuli | Journal of Investigative Dermatology | 2006 | 124 |
| 50 | Immune Privilege in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye | Critical Reviews in Immunology | 2002 | 124 |
