The observation of tear ferning in conjunctivochalasis
- VernacularTitle:结膜松弛症泪液中羊齿状结晶的观察
- Author:
Min-Hang XIANG
;
Xing-Ru ZHANG
;
Rui-Xio CAI
;
Qing-Sang LI
;
Ya-Min RAO
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Conjunctivochalasis;
tear ferning;
mucus protein
- From:
Ophthalmology in China
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate tear ferning changes of conjunctivochalasis.Design Prospective case study series.Partici- pants 30 patients(60 eyes)of conjunctivochalasis and normal subjects were selected.Methods The subjects were observed with gen- eral ophthalmic examination and tear fern test(TFT).Tear ferning was classified into 4 types.TypeⅠand TypeⅡare normal.TypeⅢand TypeⅣare abnormal.Main Outcome Measures The type of tear feming.Results TFT showed that tear ferning was de- creased in conjunctivochalasis group(TypeⅢand TypeⅣoccupied 61.7%).The difference between conjunctivoehalasis and normal control group was significant(P
