title: Tear break-up time is related to blink frequency.
abstract: The relationship between tear break-up time and blink frequency was investigated in a group of 41 subjects. A significant relationship between tear break-up time and blinking was found. This suggests that tear stability plays an important role in stimulating normal involuntary blinking.
authors.affiliation: Optometry Section, Hong Kong Polytechnic.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yap
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001767:Blinking / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013666:Tears / Q000502:physiology*; D014787:Vision Tests