J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1993 Aug;34(8):739-744.
A Study on Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Tear of Hepatitis Patients
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea.
- 2Dr. Seong's Eye Clinic, 244-55 Yongmonn-dong, Taejon, Korea.
Abstract
- We performed the radioimmunoassay to detect the hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) in the tear. Among 70 patients who have positive reactions for HBsAg in blood, 53 patients(75.71%) were positive for HBsAg in tear. Among the various groups of hepatitis, the most positive reaction for HBsAg in tear was higher in serum HBeAg positive group(92.68%) than in serum HBeAg negative group(51.72%). So we emphasize the possibility of transmission of hepatitis B virus infection via tear.
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