Shirmers test
Alternative names:
tear test; tearing test
Normal values:
A negative (more than 10 mm of moisture on the filter paper in 5 minutes) test result is normal.
Both eyes normally secrete the same amount of tears.
What abnormal results mean:
Dry eyes can occur from conditions such as: The inability of tears to drain into the nose can occur with:
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