oculotropic

English

Etymology

From oculo- +‎ -tropic.

Adjective

oculotropic (not comparable)

1. Having an affinity for, or moving towards the eye
   • 2015 July 25, “Chlamydia trachomatis In Vivo to In Vitro Transition Reveals Mechanisms of Phase Variation and Down-Regulation of Virulence Factors”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Contrarily to epithelial-genital strains, LGV and oculotropic strains do not encode a functional cytotoxin [81, 85 ].