已经公认,亲人T淋巴细胞病毒Ⅲ型(HTLV-Ⅲ)可致获得性免疫缺陷综合征(AIDS)。已有报道从末梢血淋巴细胞、骨髓细胞、淋巴结、脑、唾液、精液以及血浆中分离出HTLV-Ⅲ型病毒,尚未见有从泪液中分离出HTLV-Ⅲ型病毒的报道,作者首次从AIDS患者的泪液中分离出HTLV-Ⅲ It is well established that relatives of T-cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It has been reported that HTLV-III virus is isolated from peripheral blood lymphocytes, myeloid cells, lymph nodes, brain, saliva, semen and plasma. There has been no report of isolation of HTLV-III virus from tear fluid. For the first time, HTLV-III was isolated from the patient’s tear fluid