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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
This study assessed the repeatability of various methods of measuring tear break-up time (TBUT) with and without soft contact lenses (CLs). TBUT was measured on 22 subjects with the tearscope, videokeratoscope and slit-lamp before and after 30 min of soft CL wear, and immediately after CL removal. Slit-lamp corneal TBUT was measured with fluorescein and without fluorescein while wearing CLs. TBUT was measured three times on the right eye only, using each technique in randomised order. TBUT measurements on CLs were repeated a second day. TBUT measurements were highly variable under all conditions and our results indicated a lack of correlation between techniques. The videokeratoscope was the least repeatable; while the tearscope was the most repeatable technique.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1367-0484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
98-103
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of the repeatability of tear break-up time measurement techniques on asymptomatic subjects before, during and after contact lens wear.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Contact Lens Research, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article