Strip meniscometry: a new and simple method of tear meniscus evaluation

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Murat DogruKazuo Tsubota

Abstract

To investigate the applicability and efficacy of a new and simple method of quantification of the volume of tear meniscus, termed "strip meniscometry," in the diagnosis of the dry eye syndromes in a prospective controlled study. One hundred eyes of 50 patients with dry eye (19 males; 31 females) aged between 18 and 76 years (mean, 54.3 years), as well as 80 eyes of 40 normal subjects aged from 15 to 70 years (mean, 50.8 years; 12 males, 28 females) were recruited in this study. The patients and the control subjects underwent strip meniscometry for 5 seconds, tear film lipid layer interferometry, tear film break-up time measurement, and ocular surface vital staining with fluorescein and rose bengal dyes and the Schirmer-1 test. Strip meniscometry scores correlated with tear quantity and stability, ocular surface staining scores, and lipid layer interferometry grades and improved after 2 weeks of punctal plug occlusion. Strip meniscometry is a swift, noninvasive, promising new method that is expected to find application in the diagnosis and evaluation of the outcome of treatment of dry eye syndromes.

Citations

May 1, 2012·Eye & Contact Lens·Jianhua LiFan Lu
Dec 14, 2011·Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry·Santiago Garcia-LázaroAlejandro Cerviño
Jan 28, 2012·Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry·Grzegorz CzajkowskiJakub J Kaluzny
Apr 3, 2012·Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry·Osama M A IbrahimHiroshi Fujishima
Mar 3, 2009·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·Michael M Saling
Feb 17, 2010·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·Silvia B BonelliJohn S Duncan
Nov 12, 2013·American Journal of Ophthalmology·Takashi KojimaKazuo Tsubota
Jan 25, 2011·American Journal of Ophthalmology·Eiki GotoKazuo Tsubota
Dec 31, 2010·Contact Lens & Anterior Eye : the Journal of the British Contact Lens Association·Murat DogruKazuo Tsubota
Feb 23, 2008·American Journal of Ophthalmology·Meixiao ShenFan Lu
May 30, 2007·American Journal of Ophthalmology·Atsuro UchidaKazuo Tsubota
Sep 21, 2011·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Santiago Garcia-LázaroRobert Montés-Micó
Jan 3, 2013·Acta Ophthalmologica·Masatoshi HirayamaKazuo Tsubota
Apr 23, 2014·Current Eye Research·Handan CananMuge Coban-Karatas
Jan 6, 2015·The Ocular Surface·Kokoro SanoKazuo Tsubota
Nov 28, 2018·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science·Takashi Kojima
Aug 19, 2007·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Sruthi SrinivasanLyndon Jones
Jul 5, 2019·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Saleh AlshammeriE Ian Pearce
Jul 16, 2015·Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry·Meng C Lin, Kenneth A Polse
Oct 27, 2016·Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry·Anji WeiJianjiang Xu
Sep 23, 2020·Veterinary Ophthalmology·Akihiko SaitoReiko Arita
Nov 19, 2019·Translational Vision Science & Technology·Sho IshikawaKei Shinoda
Jun 28, 2017·Veterinary Ophthalmology·Seyed Mehdi RajaeiLeila Aghajanpour
May 16, 2019·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science·Megumi ShinzawaKazuo Tsubota
May 3, 2019·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·Antonio BenitoPablo Artal
Nov 5, 2020·Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft·Konrad SchulzeFrank Tost
Dec 3, 2020·Translational Vision Science & Technology·Kazuno NegishiKazuo Tsubota
Jul 16, 2021·Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology·Zeynep Katipoğlu, Nazmi Zengin
Jun 15, 2007·Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved