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Purpose: To assess the correlation between dry eye and pterygium. Methods: Tear breakup time (BUT), Schirmer test with/without anesthesia and tear function index were evaluated in both eyes of patients with unilateral pterygium. Results: Tear BUT, was shortened significantly in the eye with pterygium. The Schirmer test with anesthesia was shortened and the tear function index was decreased in the eye with pterygium with marginal significance. Conclusion: There is a correlation between pterygium formation and shortened BUT. Unstable tear film may contribute to the initiation of pterygium.
| 本文言語 | English |
|---|---|
| ページ（範囲） | 209-211 |
| ページ数 | 3 |
| ジャーナル | Ophthalmologica |
| 巻 | 215 |
| 号 | 3 |
| DOI | |
| 出版ステータス | Published - 2001 6月 21 |
| 外部発表 | はい |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 眼科学
- 感覚系