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Br J Ophthalmol 84:648-650 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.6.648
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Conjunctival epithelium expression of HLA-DR in glaucoma patients and its influence on the outcome of filtration surgery

Table 1

Percentage of HLA-DR positive T lymphocytes and epithelial cells and the level of their HLA-DR fluorescence

Preoperative 3 months 6 months
% HLA-DR CD3+  10.9 (10.0)  14.2 (13.6)  10.9 (9.8)
HLA-DR expression of CD3+ 123.8 (184.4) 304.6 (479.2) 197.5 (289.9)
% HLA-DR + epithelial cells  57.5 (25.6)  59.8 (23.9)  45.8 (24.7)
HLA-DR expression of epithelial cells 640.2 (403.3) 987.7 (668.4) 987.7 (693.9)
  • Statistically significant increasev preoperative p <0.05.

  • Statistically significant lower v 3 months after surgery p <0.05.

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