None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients were included when the fluorescein corneoconjunctival staining score was 5 or more as determined by NEI/Industry Grading System after treatment with non-preserved artificial tears for longer than one month.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded when they were under the age of 18 years or if there was a history of ocular surface disorders such as Sjögren’s syndrome, ocular trauma or surgery aside from cataract surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| subjective dry eye symptoms as assessed by the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire;the tear film break-up time (TFBUT);Aqueous tear secretion as evaluated by Schirmer I test;Coneoconjunctival staining scores graded by NEI/Industry Grading System | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cntral corneal sensitivity;InflammaDry® tear immunoassay (RPS Diagnostics, Sarasota, FL, USA) for metalloproteinase-9 level;tear cytokine profiles | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Seoul National University Hospital