[The prognostic significance of tissue-specific antibodies in the extraction of cataracts of different etiologies].

The authors demonstrate a high informative value of preoperative lacrimal fluid examinations to predict postoperative uveitis in patients with complicated cataracts. Detection of antituberculin antibodies in titers 1:128 or higher is a factor of risk of development of a postoperative inflammatory reaction. The risk of postoperative uveitis is increased to 100% if antibodies to tuberculin, tissue-specific retinal S antigen, and lenticular proteins are simultaneously detected in the lacrimal fluid.