title: Blood chemistries, serology, and immunology.
abstract: Proper blood studies are necessary for the differential diagnosis of many diseases of the eye and visual system. The review of several blood chemistry, serology, and immunology tests is presented here with a brief review of the theory and use of these tests.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smalley
mesh_terms: D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001815:Bloodletting; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques