On the Automation of the Tear Film Non-invasive Break-up Test

Abstract

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common disorder of the tear film, affecting a significant percentage of the population. The Non Invasive Break-Up Time (NIBUT) is a clinical test used for the diagnosis of DES. In this work, we propose a methodology for the semi-automatic computation of the NIBUT test. We tested our methodology on a dataset composed of 15 videos manually annotated and high success rates were obtained. The promising results of this approach mean a step forward on the development of computer aided tools for DES assessment.