[The diagnostic and prognostic value of alpha-1-antitrypsin measurement in tear fluid (author's transl)]

Bacterial infections of conjunctiva and cornea cause an increase of alpha-1-antitrypsin in tears. In 77 cases detections of this antiproteases were performed by immuno-chemical methods. We believed that the estimation of alpha-1-antitrypsin in tears may be an effective help in diagnosis of ocular inflamations.