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Tear lysozyme levels in bacterial, fungal and viral corneal ulcers
Author(s) -
Lal H.,
Ahluwalia B. K.,
Khurana A. K.,
Sharma S. K.,
Gupta S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1991.tb02034.x
Subject(s) - lysozyme , tears , ophthalmology , medicine , corneal ulcer , cornea , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , chemistry , biology , biochemistry
Low levels of tear lysozyme were observed in patients with infective corneal ulcers, when compared with controls. Lowest levels were seen in patients with bacterial corneal ulcers. The levels of tear lysozyme showed a corresponding decrease with the increase in Schirmer test values; meaning thereby, that in ocular conditions associated with increased rate of tear flow, the lysozyme content in tears tends to be low.