Schirmer test

Japanese: Schirmer test(英語表記)Schirmertest
Schirmer test

…Normally, the total amount of tears secreted from the lacrimal gland is approximately 0.5 to 0.8 g per day. The Schirmer test is a clinical test for the amount of tear secretion. A piece of filter paper 35 mm long and 5 mm wide is folded 5 mm from one end, and the folded part is placed in the conjunctival sac of the lower eyelid and left there for 5 minutes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Schirmer test" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…正常の場合,涙腺から分泌される涙液の総量は1日に約0.5~0.8gとされる。涙液分泌量の臨床的検査法としてはシルマー法Schirmer testがある。長さ35mm,幅5mmのろ紙の一端より5mmのところを折り曲げ,その部分を下眼瞼結膜囊に入れ5分間留置する。…

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