title: [Ocular surface and pharmacokinetics].
abstract: The ocular surface is a complex layer communicating with the outside world. It is a boundary for air, humidity, light and many other physical parameters. Moreover, the ocular surface is the point where host cells and external microorganisms meet. The balance between these components is very subtle and fragile, and this survey points out basic rules of pharmacokinetics and microbiology applied to the ocular surface.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Creuzot-Garcher
mesh_terms: D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology