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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug 6;160(5):858–866.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.08.005

Table 5.

Correlations Between Blink Rate and Clinical Parameters in Patients with Tear Dysfunction

All Subjects All Tear Dysfunction Meibomian Gland Disease Aqueous Tear Deficiency Conjunctivochalasis
R value R value R value R value R value
Blink Rate vs TBUTa −0.424¥ −0.147 0.251 0.148 −0.459
Blink Rate vs K FLb 0.448¥ 0.350* 0.150 0.364 0.240
Blink Rate vs C LGc 0.561 0.452* 0.138 0.407 0.494
Blink Rate vs OCT TMHd −0.040 −0.055 −0.317 0.240 0.001
Blink Rate vs OSDIe 0.393* 0.212 0.777* 0.585 0.073
Blink Rate vs Age 0.063 −0.229 0.415 −0.475 −0.304
a

TBUT = tear break-up time;

b

K Fl = corneal fluorescein;

c

C LG = conjunctival lissamine green;

d

OCT TMH = optical coherence tomography Tear Meniscus Height;

e

OSDI = ocular surface disease index.

*

Denotes statistically significance (p ≤ 0.05);

¥

denotes statistical significance (p ≤ 0.01);

denotes statistical significance (p ≤ 0.001).