[Results of enzyme-linked immunoassay of the blood serum in patients with infectious and inflammatory diseases of the anterior segment of the eye].

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical significance of the data obtained during enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of the blood serum of patients with inflammatory diseases of the anterior eye segment compared to a group of healthy volunteers.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of the results of serum ELISA of 200 patients with chronic keratoconjunctivitis and keratouveitis was performed using the solid-phase IFA method in order to detect the presence of antibodies to herpes simplex viruses of 1 and 2 types (HSV 1, 2), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and . The control group consisted of 34 healthy volunteers with no signs of inflammation of the eye tissue.

[Mixed infections and inflammatory ophthalmic diseases: clinical and laboratory observations].

Unlabelled: In recent years, all medical specialists, including ophthalmologists, have been facing the problem of mixed infections. Recurrent inflammation in the anterior and posterior eye segments is often a result of infection by more than one variety of pathogens.

Material And Methods: Over the period 2013-2016, 34 patients (14 men and 20 women) with different inflammatory processes in the eye who appeared DNA-positive for mycoplasmas (Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum) and/or chlamydiae (Chlamydia trachomatis) (PCR testing of tear fluid and/or urine) were followed up.