Easy and effective test to evaluate tear-film stability for self-diagnosis of dry eye syndrome: blinking tolerance time (BTT)

Abstract Background The tear film breakup time (tBUT) is a clinical evaluation of evaporative dry eye disease assessed by instilling topical fluorescein into the eyes. In the present study, we introduce a new diagnostic test, blinking tolerance time (BTT), for self-evaluation of tear-film stability....

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Main Authors: Hyung Bin Hwang, Yong Ho Ku, Eun Chul Kim, Hyun Seung Kim, Man Soo Kim, Ho Sik Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-020-01686-5