Schirmer's test

Schirmer's test
Schirmer's test, placing the strip in the lower eyelid pouch
Purposeassess tear production
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Schirmer's test determines whether the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist. This test is used when a person experiences very dry eyes or excessive watering of the eyes. It can cause damage to the cornea.[1] 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.

It is named for Otto Schirmer.[2]

  1. ^ Savini, Giacomo (March 2008). "The challenge of dry eye diagnosis". Clinical Ophthalmology. 2 (1): 31–55. doi:10.2147/opth.s1496. PMC 2698717. PMID 19668387.
  2. ^ "Ophthalmologist and eponyms".
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