tear film breakup time

The tear film break time is to determine if you have insufficient tear secretion and diagnose whether you are dry eye. However, most of the common manifestations of Sjogrens syndrome in the eye, Sjogrens syndrome includes dry mouth, dry eyes and arthritis. It can also occur in many autoimmune diseases and systemic diseases such as sarcoma and Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia. Basic Information Specialist Category: Ophthalmic Examination Category: Other Inspections Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: not fasting Tips: Don't eat too much spicy and greasy food. Normal value Normal is 10-15mm, <10mm is low secretion, and <5m is dry eye. The tear film rupture time <10s is the tear film instability. Clinical significance Abnormal result Clinical manifestations of keratitis in the cleft palate. The tear film rupture time of this disease is shortened. It can cause filamentous keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, and the reduction of tears at the edge of the gingival margin. In Schirmer's experiment, the amount of tears is reduced. This disease is often manifested in the elderly with special diseases, but most of them are common in the eye part of Sjogrens syndrome. Sjogrens syndrome includes dry mouth, dry eyes and arthritis. It can also occur in many autoimmune diseases and systemic diseases such as sarcoma and Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia. People who need to be examined: keratoconjunctivitis, Sjogrens syndrome. Precautions Taboo before the test: Do not eat too much spicy and greasy food. Requirements for inspection: These examinations are only for doctors, and the medical examiner can simply follow the instructions. Inspection process In the absence of ocular surface anesthesia, the secretion function of the main lacrimal gland was tested; after the anesthesia, the secretory function of the lacrimal gland (basal secretion) was detected, and the observation time was 5 min. Not suitable for the crowd There are no other related diseases such as tears. Adverse reactions and risks May cause redness and swelling of the eyes.

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