Table 2 of Omali, Mol Vis 2013; 19:390-399.

Table 2. The amount of specific protein (µg/lens)* extracted from worn balafilcon A and senofilcon A lenses.

Protein type £Balafilcon A AQuify 
[% of total protein] £Senofilcon A AQuify [% of total protein] Balafilcon A RevitaLens OcuTec 
[% of total protein] Senofilcon A RevitaLens OcuTec 
[% of total protein] Balafilcon A Biotrue 
[% of total protein]
Lysozyme 12.9±9.01 [93.5] 0.88±0.13 [19.5] 5.08±4.30 [49.8] 0.35±0.15 [20.6] 3.4±2.52 [30.9]
Lactoferrin 0.84±0.50 [6.1] 0.50±0.10 [11.1] 0.12±0.05 [1.2] 0.05±0.02 [3.0] 0.05±0.01 [0.45]
Lipocalin-1 2.06±1.64 [14.9] 0.27±0.23 [6.0] 0.49±0.44 [4.9] 0.02±0.02 [1.2] 0.41±0.15 [3.7]
Proline rich protein-4 0.11±0.04 [0.8] 0.15±0.12 [3.3] 0.12±0.06 [1.2] 0.03±0.03 [2.0] 0.12±0.04 [1.1]
Keratin-1 0.83±0.61 [6.1] 0.77±0.20 [17.16] 0.06±0.06 [0.6] 0.05±0.04 [3.0] 0.5±0.94 [4.6]
**Total protein 121% 67% 58% 30% 41%

* Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation; **Percentage of total protein was achieved by adding up the amount of all proteins tested in this study; £Data from balafilcon A or senofilcon A in combination with AQuify have been reproduced from a report by Omali et al [42].

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