Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg and Universitatsklinikum Erlangen 1 article published in JoVE Immunology and Infection Induction of Ocular Surface Inflammation and Collection of Involved Tissues Jeeshan Singh1,2, Xiaomei Shan1,2, Aparna Mahajan1,2, Martin Herrmann1,2, Christine Schauer1,2, Jasmin Knopf1,2, Luis E. Muñoz1,2 1Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 2Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Ocular surface inflammation harms the ocular surface tissues and compromises vital functions of the eye. The present protocol describes a method to induce ocular inflammation and collect compromised tissues in a mouse model of Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).