Table 1. Corneal ocular surface haze scale distribution among groups.
Scale | Description | Total | |||||
Control | Untreated | Lutein | |||||
Right Eye | Left Eye | Right Eye | Left Eye | Right Eye | Left Eye | ||
Clear | - | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 7 (100%) | 7 (100%) |
0 | Trace haze seen with careful oblique illumination. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Noticeable haze not interfering with visibility of fine iris details, haze smaller than ¼ corneal area. No neovascularization. | 0 | 0 | 1 (14.28%) | 3 (42.85%) | 0 | 0 |
2 | Mild obscuration of iris details and haze larger than ¼ corneal area with or without neovascularization. | 0 | 0 | 4 (57.14%) | 2 (28.57%) | 0 | 0 |
3 | Obscuration of the iris and lens with or without neovascularization. | 0 | 0 | 2 (28.57%) | 2 (28.57%) | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 7 (100%) |