Table 1
Correlation between vital staining and tear function tests (as a whole)
| Rose bengal score | Fluorescein score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Right eye | Right eye | ||
| Cotton thread test | ρ=−0.087 | ρ=0.021 | |
| (p=0.1372) | (p=0.7224) | ||
| Schirmer test with anaesthesia | ρ=−0.197 | ρ=−0.043 | |
| (p=0.0007) | (p=0.4645) | ||
| Schirmer test without anaesthesia | ρ=−0.344 | ρ=−0.197 | |
| (p<0.0001) | (p=0.0020) | ||
| Schirmer test with nasal stimulation | ρ=−0.530 | ρ=−0.393 | |
| (p<0.0001) | (p<0.0001) | ||
| Tear clearance test | ρ=−0.161 | ρ=−0.283 | |
| (p=0.0059) | (p<0.0001) | ||
| Tear break up time | ρ=−0.174 | ρ=−0.332 | |
| (p=0.0043) | (p<0.0001) | ||
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Each value shows the Spearman rank correlation (ρ) and probability (p).
