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Prueba de Schirmer - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Examen de lágrimas; Examen del lagrimeo; Prueba del ojo seco

Valores normales:

Más de 10 mm de humedad en el papel de filtro en 5 minutos es lo normal. Ambos ojos normalmente secretan la misma cantidad de lágrimas.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

La resequedad en los ojos puede presentarse por:

La incapacidad de las lágrimas para drenar a la nariz puede ocurrir con:

  • Fecha de revisión: 2/22/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Manju Subramanian, MD, Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery, Boston University Eye Associates, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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