title: [The usefulness of thermography in the diagnostics of dry eye syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to evaluate corneal temperature in patients with dry eye syndrome, and in normal subjects by measuring with infrared radiation thermography.
  
  
  METHODS
  Each eye of 9 patients with dry eye syndrome and each eye of 13 normal subjects, were evaluated in this study. The corneal surface temperature was measured during 15 seconds after opening the eye.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean corneal temperature was lower in the dry eye syndrome patients compared with the control group. Decrease in time of mean corneal temperature in patients with dry eye syndrome, was lesser than in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study shows the usefulness of thermography in the diagnosis of dry eye syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Z Kliniki Okulistyki Wojskowego Instytutu Medycznego w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zelichowska
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rózycki
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tłustochowicz
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kujawa
authors.forename: Bolesław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kalicki
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murawski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*