TY - JOUR
T1 - A new method for tear film stability analysis using videokeratography
AU - Goto, Tomoko
AU - Zheng, Xiaodong
AU - Klyce, Stephen D.
AU - Kataoka, Hisashi
AU - Uno, Toshihiko
AU - Karon, Mike
AU - Tatematsu, Yoshiyuki
AU - Bessyo, Takeo
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
AU - Ohashi, Yuichi
PY - 2003/5/1
Y1 - 2003/5/1
N2 - PURPOSE: To report a new tear film stability analysis system using videokeratography. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: New videokeratography software for TMS-2N (topographic modeling system; TOMEY Corporation, Nagoya, Japan) was developed that can automatically capture consecutive corneal surface images every second for 10 seconds. Forty-eight adult volunteers (80 eyes) were recruited for this study, and all subjects were examined with the new system. Corneal topographs were analyzed for tear breakup time (TMS-BUT) and the ratio of breakup area to entire color-code area (TMS-BUA) was calculated. Routine methods for tear film breakup time evaluation using slit-lamp microscope and fluorescence staining (SLE-BUT) were performed for comparison purposes. Regressive correlations of TMS-BUT or TMS-BUA with SLE-BUT were analyzed. Based on SLE results, subjects were separated into two groups with normal and short BUT, respectively. TMS-BUT and TMS-BUA were compared with SLE-BUT data with regard to the sensitivity and specificity of evaluation of dry eye symptoms. RESULTS: Topographic modeling system-tear breakup time (TMS-BUT) had a positive correlation with SLE-BUT (R = 0.7219, P < .0001), whereas TMS-BUA showed a negative correlation (R = 0.6317, P < .0001). Among 34 eyes with normal SLE-BUT, 11 eyes (32.35%) displayed abnormal TMS-BUT, 9 (81.82%) of which were associated with dry eye symptoms. The sensitivities of TMS-BUT and TMS-BUA were 97.5% and 95%, respectively, significantly higher than that of SLE-BUT (75%), with P = .008 and 0.01, respectively. Topographic modeling system-BUT and TMS-BUA displayed a similar rate of specificity in comparison with SLE-BUT. CONCLUSIONS: This new videokeratography system is a noninvasive and objective method with increased sensitivity for tear film stability analysis.
AB - PURPOSE: To report a new tear film stability analysis system using videokeratography. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: New videokeratography software for TMS-2N (topographic modeling system; TOMEY Corporation, Nagoya, Japan) was developed that can automatically capture consecutive corneal surface images every second for 10 seconds. Forty-eight adult volunteers (80 eyes) were recruited for this study, and all subjects were examined with the new system. Corneal topographs were analyzed for tear breakup time (TMS-BUT) and the ratio of breakup area to entire color-code area (TMS-BUA) was calculated. Routine methods for tear film breakup time evaluation using slit-lamp microscope and fluorescence staining (SLE-BUT) were performed for comparison purposes. Regressive correlations of TMS-BUT or TMS-BUA with SLE-BUT were analyzed. Based on SLE results, subjects were separated into two groups with normal and short BUT, respectively. TMS-BUT and TMS-BUA were compared with SLE-BUT data with regard to the sensitivity and specificity of evaluation of dry eye symptoms. RESULTS: Topographic modeling system-tear breakup time (TMS-BUT) had a positive correlation with SLE-BUT (R = 0.7219, P < .0001), whereas TMS-BUA showed a negative correlation (R = 0.6317, P < .0001). Among 34 eyes with normal SLE-BUT, 11 eyes (32.35%) displayed abnormal TMS-BUT, 9 (81.82%) of which were associated with dry eye symptoms. The sensitivities of TMS-BUT and TMS-BUA were 97.5% and 95%, respectively, significantly higher than that of SLE-BUT (75%), with P = .008 and 0.01, respectively. Topographic modeling system-BUT and TMS-BUA displayed a similar rate of specificity in comparison with SLE-BUT. CONCLUSIONS: This new videokeratography system is a noninvasive and objective method with increased sensitivity for tear film stability analysis.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02221-3
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02221-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 12719066
AN - SCOPUS:0037405481
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 135
SP - 607
EP - 612
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -