Process and device for measuring tear fluorescein clearance
US6438398B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/52
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of evaluating clearance of fluorescein dye instilled into tear film having a greater sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing a tear film disorder as the cause of a patient's ocular irritation and ocular surface disease than can be achieved using the traditional methods. The inventive method can be performed using a diagnostic kit for evaluating tear fluorescence clearance in which the concentration of tear fluorescein is visually quantified via a color standard.
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