title: Relation between precorneal tear film stability and tear production rate in normal eyes.
abstract: The clinically diagnosed dry eye generally has an unstable tear film and changes in the corneal epithelium but, not necessarily, hyposecretion of tears. In normal asymptomatic eyes we found, using a noninvasive technique, a significant relation between precorneal tear film stability and tear production rates (TPR's).
authors.affiliation: Glasgow College, Department of Ophthalmic Optics, Scotland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bevan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D004848:Epithelium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism*