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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eye Contact Lens. 2008 Nov;34(6):331–334. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31818c66b5

Table.

Mean evaporative rates following single drop applications of two test agents

Humidity Baseline * 30 minutes * 60 minutes *
35–45%
Saline 0.0624±0.0312 0.0603±0.0248 0.0675±0.0381
HP-Guar 0.0631±0.0332 0.0568±0.0330 0.0585±0.0255
25–35%
Saline 0.0856±0.0374 0.0822±0.0299 0.0922±0.0498
HP-Guar 0.0873±0.0384 0.0758±0.0435 0.0815±0.0372
35–45% humidity Baseline vs. 30 min Saline: ↓ 3.3% (p = 0.357) HP-Guar:10% (p = 0.028)
Baseline vs. 60 min Saline: ↑ 8.2% (p = 0.235) HP-Guar: ↓ 7.3% (p = 0.192)
25–35% humidity Baseline vs. 30 min Saline: ↓ 3.9% (p = 0.333) HP-Guar:13.2% (p = 0.023)
Baseline vs. 60 min Saline: ↑ 7.7% (p = 0.241) HP-Guar: ↓ 6.6% (p = 0.178)
%Changes = 100%(Rate at Post-instillation − Rate at Baseline)/Rate at Baseline
*

Values expressed as mean ± SD

Units: μl/cm2/min