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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 68-71 |
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Short break-up time type dry eye has potential ocular surface abnormalities
Yoshiyuki Ichihashi1, Takeshi Ide1, Minako Kaido2, Reiko Ishida3, Shin Hatou2, Kazuo Tsubota2
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine; Minamiaoyama Eye Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
3 Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine; Ishida Ganka, Shizuoka, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Yoshiyuki Ichihashi
Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582
Japan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 11 |
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjo.2015.02.004
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Purpose: To describe a case series in which corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) development occurred in short break-up time (s-BUT) dry eyes after a short period during prolonged opening of the eye.
Methods: The study was designed as a clinical case series. Ocular surface evaluations were performed on 13 individuals with s-BUT dry eye. Tear function examinations included Schirmer’s test and BUT evaluation.
Results: In all 13 cases, the BUT was short, but the tear quantity was not so bad. In all cases, CFS developed following a single eye opening, and the staining was observed at sites that showed as dark spots. In several cases, the CFS disappeared later.
Conclusion: In this study, we demonstrated that CFS could develop following a single eye opening. Based on our findings, CFS is a dynamic phenomenon rather than a stable indicator of ocular surface abnormalities. Moreover, s-BUT dry eye has the potential to show ocular surface abnormalities.
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