title: [Tear film break-up time with different stains].
abstract: The tear film break-up time is usually measured with the lacrimal fluid stained with fluorescein. With the staining methods currently recommended the break-up time is difficult to reproduce. In the study described here, the break-up times with different staining methods were compared. The reproducibility of the break-up time was measured shortly after staining and one minute thereafter. The best reproducibility achieved in this study was when the tear fluid was stained with 1 microliter of 5% Na-fluorescein solution.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005452:Fluoresceins; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013666:Tears / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins
vernacular_title: Die Tränenfilmaufreisszeiten bei unterschiedlicher Anfärbung.