Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Li Li Tan
School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic,
500 Dover Road, 139651
Singapore
Research Article
Diagnostic Ability of Conventional Dry Eye Tests and their Correlation with Ocular Surface Temperature
Author(s): Li Li Tan and Philip B MorganLi Li Tan and Philip B Morgan
Objective: To study the diagnostic ability of conventional dry eye tests and their correlation with ocular surface temperature (OST) and derive the best combined objective tests for dry eye.
Methods: This was a single visit study included a few conventional dry eye tests on 62 dry eye and 82 control subjects: symptom evaluation, fluorescein break-up time (FBUT), corneal epithelial staining (CES), non-invasive break-up time (NIBUT) and tear meniscus height (TMH). OST was recorded using NEC TH9260 thermo tracer and six temperature metrics of the extreme nasal conjunctiva was studied including the temperature 10 seconds after eye opening (T4-10). Diagnostic ability was assessed by calculating sensitivity and specificity and area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC).
Results: No cor.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000587