Characterization of tear dynamics

• Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) Vol. 100; no. S275
• Main Authors: Ramasubramanian, Darshan, Alonso, José Manuel López, Verdejo, Jose Luis Hernandez, Costa, David Madrid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Contact lenses; Evaporation; Eye; Meniscus; Optics; Oscillations; Tears; Thinning; Viscosity

Purpose: Tear film is important in eye optics due to its influence on dry eye, contact lenses fit, etc. After blinking, it starts to evaporate causing the film to thin. While thinning in the eye center, the tear maintains a constant thickness around the eyelids (meniscus), which is easy to measure....