Sentence examples for tear breakup from inspiring English sources
Other alterations in the ocular surface related to smoking habits are decreased tear breakup time [6], conjunctival and corneal hypoesthesia [7] and changes in the composition of the tear [24].
Besides, reduced levels of low molecular weight wax esters and saturated fatty acyl moieties were observed in tears of DES patients and showed significant correlation with clinical parameters of DES as ocular surface disease index (OSDI), tear breakup time (TBUT) and Schirmer's test I [95].
The OPI was calculated by dividing the tear breakup time (TBUT) by the interblink interval (IBI).
The most common test for determining tear film quality in use today is the tear breakup time (TBUT) which is described later in this paper.
There were no differences in tear breakup times (TBUT), intraocular pressure, visual acuity or Schirmer testing between the two groups [ 23].
51 In another European study, the French ALIENOR (Antioxydants, Lipides Essentiels, Nutrition et Maladies Oculaires) study 96 analyzed several characteristics of DED, among other eye diseases, such as self-reported dry eye, current use of artificial tears, OSDI score, and the tear breakup-time test.
Tear film stability was assessed using fluorescein tear film breakup time (TBUT).
This paper proposes that the evaporation typically causes tear film breakup, resulting in the LTA on the tear film.
The patient's tear film breakup time was 5 s in the right eye and 7 s in the left eye.
Using the cobalt blue filter and slit lamp biomicroscopy, the duration of time required for the first area of tear film breakup after a complete blink was determined.
