Table 2.
4W | 16W | Group | 5Da | 10Da,b | p (F vs. FS) | ||
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p (4W vs. 16W) | |||||||
Tear volume (μL) | 0.06±0.01 | 0.05±0.01 | F | 0.04±0.01 | 0.04±0.01 | <0.01 in 5D | |
<0.01 | FS | 0.03±0.01** | 0.02±0.01*** | <0.05 in 10D | |||
Tear turnover rate (%) | 5.21±1.93 | 3.28±1.54 | F | 3.15±1.61 | 1.31±0.52*† | ||
0.06 | FS | 2.03±1.10 | 1.05±0.41** | ||||
Corneal smoothness score | 0.25±0.43 | 1.00±0.60 | F | 1.13±0.64 | 1.17±0.30 | <0.05 in 5D | |
<0.01 | FS | 2.13±1.13* | 2.80±1.39** | <0.01 in 10D | |||
Corneal permeability score | 0.40±0.69 | 2.50±1.00 | F | 3.17±1.40 | 3.83±1.40* | ||
<0.01 | FS | 3.88±0.96** | 4.83±0.94***† | ||||
Goblet cell density (cells/100 μm) | 5.07±0.86 | 4.18±0.21 | F | 3.84±0.44 | 3.56±0.32** | <0.01 in 10D | |
<0.05 | FS | 3.76±0.14** | 2.82±0.34***†† |
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001 vs. 16W.
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001 vs. 5D.