title: Tear lysozyme levels in bacterial, fungal and viral corneal ulcers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000201:enzymology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000201:enzymology; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000201:enzymology; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis*; D013666:Tears / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D009113:Muramidase