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tear break-up time: a standalone construct

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tearbreak-up time1 CONSTRUCTTear break-up timeNORN · OPTOMETRY

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the interval between a blink and the first appearance of a dry spot in the fluorescein-stained tear film, a measure of tear film stability.

In optometry, tear break-up time refers to the interval between a blink and the first appearance of a dry spot in the fluorescein-stained tear film, a measure of tear film stability. This meaning comes from Norn (1969) in Acta Ophthalmologica.[1]

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  1. Norn, M. S. (1969). Desiccation of the Precorneal Film. Acta Ophthalmologica, 47(4), 865-880. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1969.tb03711.x

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