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Friday, 26 December 2014

In normal persons, the break-up time exceeds the interval between Blinks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_eye

In normal persons, the break-up time exceeds the interval between blinks, and, therefore, the tear film is maintained.Studies have shown that blink frequency is correlated negatively with break-up time. This phenomenon indicates that perceived eye irritation is associated with an increase in blink frequency since the cornea and conjunctiva both have sensitive nerve endings that belong to the first trigeminal branch. Other evaluating methods, such as hyperemia, cytology etc. have increasingly been used to assess eye irritation.

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