scholarly journals A STUDY ON TEAR FILM PRODUCTION AND DRAINAGE IN WOMEN WITH DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Aishwarya Thanasekaran ◽  
Thangerani Raajaseharan ◽  
S.R. Raajaseharan ◽  
Nihma Arif A M
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Tear Film ◽  
Meibomian Gland ◽  
Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Film Production ◽  
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Film Stability ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Randomised Study ◽  
Tear Film Stability

AIM – To assess the tear film stability and the tear drainage in dysfunctional uterine bleeding women. MATERIALS AND METHODS : A randomised study of 50 women of fertile age and with irregular menstrual cycles for a period of 1 year were enrolled in this study. Tear production was evaluated with Schirmer I and II test, tear stability with tear breakup time, tear film meniscus, ocular surface stained with lissamine green and Meibomian gland count assessed. Tear drainage was assessed using Jones dye test. The data values of Schirmer's test 1 and 2 , TBUT and Jo RESULTS : nes dye test were found to be normal in all the patients. As the patients were tested randomly in different phases of their disrupted cycles, the differences in their tear film stability and production could not be commented. The fin CONCLUSION: dings of our study show that Meibomian glands exhibit a cyclic change in normal menstrual cycle whereas in irregular menstrual cycles, no changes were found in tear film production and drainage as women were in their different phases of irregular menstrual cycle

scholarly journals A single-center study evaluating the effect of the controlled adverse environment (CAEsm) model on tear film stability

2012 ◽  
pp. 1865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Abelson ◽  
Keith Lane ◽  
John Rodriguez ◽  
Patrick Johnston ◽  
Angjeli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tear Film ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Film Stability ◽  
Single Center Study ◽  
Tear Film Stability ◽  
Center Study

Associations between dry eye symptoms with tear film stability, volume, and osmolarity in a sample of young adults in Kuala Lumpur

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Bariah Mohd-Ali ◽  
MohamadHanif Hajar-Maidin ◽  
Asmah Ahmad ◽  
Zainora Mohammed ◽  
Jamaluddin Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Tear Film ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Film Stability ◽  
Tear Film Stability ◽  
Eye Symptoms ◽  
Dry Eye Symptoms

scholarly journals Association among Blink Rate, Changes in Ocular Surface Temperature, Tear Film Stability, and Functional Visual Acuity in Patients after Cataract Surgery

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Itokawa ◽  
Yukinobu Okajima ◽  
Takashi Suzuki ◽  
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi ◽  
Yuto Tei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Cataract Surgery ◽  
Ocular Surface ◽  
Tear Film ◽  
Blink Rate ◽  
Film Stability ◽  
Tear Film Stability ◽  
Functional Visual Acuity ◽  
Film Group

Purpose. To investigate the association among the ocular surface temperature (OST), tear film stability, functional visual acuity (FVA), and blink rate in patients after cataract surgery. Methods. We recruited 98 eyes of 69 patients (mean age, 73.7 ± 5.2 years) 1 month after phacoemulsification with implantation of acrylic intraocular lenses and assessed slit-lamp microscopy, corrected distance VA, FVA, noninvasive tear breakup time (NIBUT), and OST. We defined the changes in the OST from 0 to 10 seconds after eye opening as the ΔOST. We measured the FVA and blink rate using the FVA measurement system. We divided the patients into two groups based on tear film stability: stable tear film (NIBUT, >5.0 seconds) and unstable tear film (NIBUT, ≤5.0 seconds). We evaluated the differences between the two groups and the association between the blink rate and other clinical parameters. Results. The unstable tear film group (56 eyes) had significantly (p<0.0001, unpaired t-test) shorter NIBUTs than the stable tear film group (42 eyes). The ΔOSTs and blink rates were significantly (p<0.0001) higher in the unstable tear film group than in the stable group. Linear single regression analysis showed that the ΔOST (r = −0.430, p<0.0001), NIBUT (r = −0.392, p<0.0001), and gender (r = −0.370, p=0.0002) were correlated significantly with the blink rate. Multiple regression analysis showed that the ΔOST independently contributed to the blink rate. Conclusions. The frequency of blinks is associated with tear film stability in patients after cataract surgery. The blink rate may be useful for evaluating the tear film stability in clinical practice. The ΔOST should be an important contributing factor to the blink rate. [This trial is registered with UMIN000026970].

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