HEPATITIS-B SURFACE-ANTIGEN IN TEARS AND AQUEOUS-HUMOR - A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF SERUM HEPATITIS-B SURFACE-ANTIGEN LEVELS

KOKSAL I., CETINKAYA K., AKER F.

OPHTHALMOLOGICA, vol.204, no.1, pp.19-22, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 204 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000310261
  • Journal Name: OPHTHALMOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.19-22
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Tear samples of 20 patients who were determined to have positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) after an acute hepatitis B infection and aqueous humor samples of 10 patients who were HBsAg carriers were tested for HBsAg, and the results obtained for serum and these fluids were compared. In 85% of the 20 patients who were HBsAg positive, HBsAg was found to be positive in tear samples. In 50% of the other 10 patients in aqueous humor was also found to be HBsAg positive. Our findings show that tears and aqueous humor are important in the spreading of hepatitis B infections.