Quiescent and Active Tear Protein Profiles to Predict Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Reactivation

Table 1

Study population: overall description of some demographic and biochemical data of quiescent and active subgroups.

Patient group	VKC
Number (M/F)	16 (15/1)
Therapy (topical/systemic)	none
Patient subgroups	Quiescent	Active
Number	9	7
Seasonal gap	outside	inside
Mean overall score	0-1	3-4
Tear protein content (mean ± SD)	3.67 ± 0.84	8.19 ± 1.56

Tears were sampled with the eye-flush technique and total proteins were measured according to the A280 Nanodrop program (see M&M). Total protein concentration in control tear samples: 2.89 ± 0.56. Total protein values are expressed in g/L.