Tag: Cornea

  • Terrain stressors and the eye

    👁️ Corneal Terrain Disruption Recent studies suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may cause subtle but measurable changes in the corneal endothelium — including: These cells don’t regenerate. Damage here could lead to corneal edema, blurry vision, or even transplant rejection in vulnerable individuals. This aligns eerily with our theory that SCN⁻ depletion and sodium suppression compromise…

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  • Keratocan (KTN)

    Keratocan (KTN) also known as keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratocan, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KERA gene. Keratan sulfate proteoglycans (KSPGs) are members of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family. KSPGs, particularly keratocan, lumican and mimecan, are important to the transparency of the cornea. Mutations of the gene cause cornea plana 2. Cornea plana 2(CNA2) causes the cornea to flatten and the angle between the sclera and cornea to shrink. This…

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  • Lumican aka LUM

    Lumican, also known as LUM, is an extracellular matrix protein that, in humans, is encoded by the LUM gene on chromosome 12. Structure Lumican is a proteoglycan Class II member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family that includes decorin, biglycan, fibromodulin, keratocan, epiphycan, and osteoglycin. Like the other SLRPs, lumican has a molecular weight of about 40 kilodaltons and has four major intramolecular domains: There are four N-linked sites within…

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  • Keratan sulfate (KS) aka keratosulfate

    Not to be confused with Keratin. Keratan sulfate (KS), also called keratosulfate, is any of several sulfated glycosaminoglycans (structural carbohydrates) that have been found especially in the cornea, cartilage, and bone. It is also synthesized in the central nervous system where it participates both in development and in the glial scar formation following an injury. Keratan sulfates are large, highly hydrated molecules which in joints can act as a cushion to…

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