Effect of blinking on tear elimination as evaluated by dacryoscintigraphy.
To document the change in drainage of tears that occurs with blinking, the authors evaluated 17 lacrimal systems of 12 individuals with dacryoscintigraphy. A significant difference in tear drainage was found by keeping the eyelids closed during the first 2 minutes after drop placement (P less than 0.03), but not from 2 to 5 minutes (P greater than 0.4). Retardation of tear drainage after droplet placement can be achieved by simple eyelid closure for 2 minutes.
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D000328:Adult; D001767:Blinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013666:Tears / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology