Evaporimetry

Evaporimetry is medical test to measure the rate of the evaporation of the eye. Individuals with meibomian gland dysfunction will have an increased rate of evaporation because the glands release lower quality (or lower quantity) meibum. This impacts the tear film increasing the evaporation rate and can cause dry eye.^[1] The device used to perform an evaporimetry is called evaporimeter.^[2]

References

^ Rolando, Maurizio; Refojo, Miguel F (1983-01-01). "Tear evaporimeter for measuring water evaporation rate from the tear film under controlled conditions in humans". Experimental Eye Research. 36 (1): 25–33. doi:10.1016/0014-4835(83)90086-6. ISSN 0014-4835. PMID 6825731.
^ Willcox, Mark D.P.; Argüeso, Pablo; Georgiev, Georgi A.; Holopainen, Juha M.; Laurie, Gordon W.; Millar, Tom J.; Papas, Eric B.; Rolland, Jannick P.; Schmidt, Tannin A.; Stahl, Ulrike; Suarez, Tatiana (2017). "TFOS DEWS II Tear Film Report". The Ocular Surface. 15 (3): 366–403. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2017.03.006. ISSN 1542-0124. PMC 6035753. PMID 28736338.

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[1] Rolando, Maurizio; Refojo, Miguel F (1983-01-01). "Tear evaporimeter for measuring water evaporation rate from the tear film under controlled conditions in humans". Experimental Eye Research. 36 (1): 25–33. doi:10.1016/0014-4835(83)90086-6. ISSN 0014-4835. PMID 6825731.

[2] Willcox, Mark D.P.; Argüeso, Pablo; Georgiev, Georgi A.; Holopainen, Juha M.; Laurie, Gordon W.; Millar, Tom J.; Papas, Eric B.; Rolland, Jannick P.; Schmidt, Tannin A.; Stahl, Ulrike; Suarez, Tatiana (2017). "TFOS DEWS II Tear Film Report". The Ocular Surface. 15 (3): 366–403. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2017.03.006. ISSN 1542-0124. PMC 6035753. PMID 28736338.

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