Correlations in a Change in Aqueous Tear Evaporation With a Change in Relative Humidity and the Impact
American Journal of OphthalmologyPublished 29 March 2006
James P. McCulley, J.D. Aronowicz, Eduardo Uchiyama, Ward E. Shine, Igor A. Butovich
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The increase in evaporation at lower humidity has significant clinical implications for patients with aqueous deficient dry eyes, and possibly those undergoing laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
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A decrease of 10% RH resulted in an average difference of between 28.33% to 59.42% increase in evaporation. The increase in evaporation at lower humidity has significant clinical implications for patients with aqueous deficient dry eyes, and possibly those undergoing laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
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