A Study on Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Tear of Hepatitis Patients.

Seong, Geun Hae; Kim, Sae Yun; Lee, Kyung Moo; Choi, Si Hwan

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1993;34(8):739-744.
Published online August 1, 1992.

A Study on Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Tear of Hepatitis Patients.

Geun Hae Seong, Sae Yun Kim, Kyung Moo Lee, Si Hwan Choi

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea.
²Dr. Seong's Eye Clinic, 244-55 Yongmonn-dong, Taejon, Korea.

간염환자에서 누액내 Hepatitis B Surface Antigen 의 발현양상

성근해(Geun Hae Seong),김세윤(Sae Yun Kim),이경무(Kyung Moo Lee),최시환(Si Hwan Choi)

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.

Key Words: HBsAg;Hepatitis;Radioimmunoassay;Tear;Transmission