Table 3. Correlation between tear functions, ocular surface vital staining, conjunctival injection grades, and conjunctival infiltrate density assessed by in vivo confocal microscopy and conjunctival brush cytology.
| Tear function tests, vital staining scores, and conjunctival injection grades |
Infiltrate Density (CSLM) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Pearson correlation coefficient | p value | |
| Schirmer test (mm) |
0.059 |
0.778 |
| BUT (s) |
−0.471 |
0.01* |
| Fluorescein scores (points) |
0.522 |
0.005* |
| Rose Bengal scores (points) |
0.416 |
0.031* |
| Conjunctival injection grade |
0.622 |
0.005* |
| |
Infiltrate Density (Brush cytology) |
|
| |
Pearson correlation coefficient |
p value |
| Schirmer test (mm) |
0.035 |
0.853 |
| BUT (s) |
−0.55 |
0.01* |
| Fluorescein scores (points) |
0.62 |
0.005** |
| Rose Bengal scores (points) |
0.522 |
0.01* |
| Conjunctival injection grade | 0.450 | 0.01* |
The asterisk indicates a p<0.05.