METHODS BASED ON TEAR FILM BEHAVIOUR

The present invention provides a method of diagnosing, or developing or monitoring a treatment regime for, an ocular condition in a subject based on detected physical behaviour in a tear film, or lackof tear film, in the subject's eye, the method comprising the steps of: (a) capturing from the subject's eye at least a first captured data set; (b) identifying at least a first comparative data set;(c) analysing the at least a first captured data set relative to the at least a first comparative data set, thereby detecting physical behaviour in the tear film; and (d) diagnosing, or developing ormonitoring a treatment regime for, the ocular condition based on the detected physical behaviour of the tear film. Also provided are methods of selecting contact lenses, of evaluating the effects ofwearing a contact lens, and of determining preferable wearing periods of contact lenses and rest periods from wearing contact lenses by subjects. 本发明提供基于在受试者眼睛中检测到的泪膜的物理行为或泪膜的缺少来诊断所述受试者的眼部疾患或开发或监测所述受试者的眼部疾患的治疗方案的方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：(a