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. 2006 Dec;104:121–128.

TABLE 1.

FLUOROPHOTOMETRIC TEAR PARAMETERS*

GROUP TEAR VOLUME (μL) TEAR FLOW (μL/MIN) TEAR TURNOVER (%/MIN)
Controls 1.99 ± 1.54 0.30 ± 0.24 16.33 ± 7.12
Dry eye group
 Classic KCS 2.05 ± 1.87 0.28 ± 0.29 14.38 ± 7.87
 KCS + MGD 3.40 ± 3.20 0.27 ± 0.20 13.72 ± 10.74

KCS = keratoconjunctivitis sicca; MGD = meibomian gland dysfunction.

*

Expressed as mean ± SD.