Table 2.
Results of gelatin zymography in corneal ulcer patients with different aetiologies
| Aetiology | No. of patients | Number of positive cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMP-9 activity | MMP-2 activity | ||||
| No. of patients | % | No. of patients | % | ||
| Fungal corneal ulcer | 25 | 18 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| Viral keratitis | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacterial corneal ulcer | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 68.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Control | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |