What are the cells that help heal an infected eye?
The different stages of how the immune system heals an infected eye?
100

This cell is the first responders to an eye infection

What are Neutrophils

100

1-7 days of highly contagious watery eye

What is the incubation stage

200

These cells are they swallow dead cells and switch modes to rebuild ocular tissue

What are macrophages?

200

Swelling in the eyelid and pus

what is infammatory phase

300

These cells capture foreign particles and show them to the rest of the immune system

What are dendritic cells

300

The infection levels off and there is noticable burning in the eye

what is the response stage

400

These cells eliminate viruses and patrol the cornea 

What are T cells

400

Blurry vision and normal moisture levels 

What is the resolution stage

500

These cells stop the immune attack early to stop delicate eye tissues from scarring 

What are Tregs

500

Eye looks normal and white 

What is the remodeling stage

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