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Schmut, O; Reich, ME; Schuhmann, G.
PMN elastase determination in tear fluid in corneal ulcer
Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd. 1986; 188(6):593-595
Doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1050723
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- The PMN-Elastase concentration in tear fluid was determined in 87 persons without eye disease and compared with the PMN-elastase values of 28 patients with ulcus corneae. A significant increase in the PMN-elastase concentration was found in patients with ulcus corneae (means = 1196 micrograms/l) in comparison with the control group (means = 73 micrograms/l). The lapse control shows that the PMN-elastase values in the tear fluid of patients with ulcus corneae are elevated for a number of weeks, even though there are clinical signs of healing of the ulcer. The determination of PMN-elastase in tear fluid represents a new parameter indicating the real end of the inflammatory processes in the eye.
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