Number of gelatinase B positive cells in trachoma, vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC), and control specimens (cells counted in an area of 0.155 × 0.155 mm)
| Patient No | Monocyte/macrophage cells | Polymorphonuclear cells |
| Trachoma | ||
| 1 | 95 | 13 |
| 2 | 64 | 48 |
| 3 | 42 | 10 |
| 4 | 30 | 16 |
| 5 | 35 | 37 |
| 6 | 48 | 15 |
| VKC | ||
| 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | 16 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Control | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 12 |