Schirmern.
/ˈʃəːmə/ Ophthalmology.
Schirmer test n. (also Schirmer's test) a test in which the end of a strip of filter paper is placed on the surface of the eye over the lachrymal duct: the rate at which it is moistened indicates the rate of lachrymal secretion.
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Scheiner's experiment1870
Holmgren's test1879
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Schirmer test1935
1935 Trans. Amer. Ophthalmol. Soc. 33 428 Schirmer's test read 3 mm. O.S., 5 mm. O.D., in five minutes.
1941 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 24 21/1 The Schirmer test shows zero to 6–8 mm. in 5 minutes, whereas the lower limit of the normal is 15 mm. according to Schirmer.
1977 Lancet 12 Nov. 1027/2 Schirmer's test, which is often reported in the assessment of eye complaints in patients who are taking beta-adrenergic-receptor blocking drugs, is misleading and inaccurate.
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