TY - JOUR
T1 - Short break-up time type dry eye has potential ocular surface abnormalities
AU - Ichihashi, Yoshiyuki
AU - Ide, Takeshi
AU - Kaido, Minako
AU - Ishida, Reiko
AU - Hatou, Shin
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Ophthalmologic Society of Taiwan.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Purpose: To describe a case series in which corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) development occurred in short break-up time (s-BUT) dry eyes after a short period during prolonged opening of the eye. Methods: The study was designed as a clinical case series. Ocular surface evaluations were performed on 13 individuals with s-BUT dry eye. Tear function examinations included Schirmer's test and BUT evaluation. Results: In all 13 cases, the BUT was short, but the tear quantity was not so bad. In all cases, CFS developed following a single eye opening, and the staining was observed at sites that showed as dark spots. In several cases, the CFS disappeared later. Conclusion: In this study, we demonstrated that CFS could develop following a single eye opening. Based on our findings, CFS is a dynamic phenomenon rather than a stable indicator of ocular surface abnormalities. Moreover, s-BUT dry eye has the potential to show ocular surface abnormalities.
AB - Purpose: To describe a case series in which corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) development occurred in short break-up time (s-BUT) dry eyes after a short period during prolonged opening of the eye. Methods: The study was designed as a clinical case series. Ocular surface evaluations were performed on 13 individuals with s-BUT dry eye. Tear function examinations included Schirmer's test and BUT evaluation. Results: In all 13 cases, the BUT was short, but the tear quantity was not so bad. In all cases, CFS developed following a single eye opening, and the staining was observed at sites that showed as dark spots. In several cases, the CFS disappeared later. Conclusion: In this study, we demonstrated that CFS could develop following a single eye opening. Based on our findings, CFS is a dynamic phenomenon rather than a stable indicator of ocular surface abnormalities. Moreover, s-BUT dry eye has the potential to show ocular surface abnormalities.
KW - Dry eye
KW - Fluorescein
KW - Short break up time
KW - Superficial punctate keratitis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tjo.2015.02.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tjo.2015.02.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84946501377
SN - 2211-5056
VL - 5
SP - 68
EP - 71
JO - Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -