Serum Immunoglobulin E Levels in Patients with Allergic Conjunctivitis and Contact Lens Wearers

Immunoglobulin Concentration in Tears of Contact Lens Wearers

PURPOSE To evaluate changes in the concentration of tear immunoglobulins in contact lens wearers. METHODS A total of 45 cases including 23 contact lens wearers (43 eyes) and 22 age and sex matched healthy controls having no ocular pathology were studied for immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM) in their tears by single radial immunodiffusion method. RESULTS Most of the cases used soft (56.6%) and...

Analysis of the serum levels of fungi-specific immunoglobulin E in patients with allergic diseases.

BACKGROUND Atopic patients are exceptionally sensitive to airborne allergens. Sensitization to fungal allergens may be associated with respiratory allergic disease (RAD) and atopic dermatitis (AD). This study investigates the relationship between sensitization to different fungal allergens and the clinical manifestations of atopic disease. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical recor...

Tear Film Evaluation in Contact Lens Wearers and Non Wearers

Background: Dry eye symptoms are more frequent in contact lens wearers than in non wearers. Dry eye is considered relatively common in contact lens wearers than non-wearers. However, there was no any report in our clinical setting that compared and addressed the issue related to dry eye and its symptom in contact lens wearers. The present study was conducted to compare pre-ocular tear film in c...

Serum immunoglobulin E levels in patients with neoplastic disease.

Serum and tear immunoglobulin levels in acute adenovirus conjunctivitis.

Tear and serum IgG, IgA, and IgM levels were measured in 35 healthy subjects and 31 patients with acute conjunctivitis due to adenovirus 2, 7, and 8 infections. Serum IgG and IgM levels were found to be significantly low and there was no change in the serum IgA level. There was a significant rise in the tear IgG level. A progressive decline in the serum immunoglobulin level with the severity of...