Table 1.
The values (means±SD, n=6) of mean healing time, mean daily healing, and slopes of healing curves in the control and treated eyes of group 1 receiving N-acetylcystein and dexamethasone (NAC+dexa1), group 2 receiving N-acetylcystein from day 1 and dexamethasone from day 8 (NAC+dexa8) and group 3 receiving N-acetylcystein from day 1 and dexamethasone from day 15 (NAC+dexa15)
| Variables |
Group 1
(NAC+Dexa1) |
Group 2
(NAC+Dexa8) |
Group 3
(NAC+Dexa15) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Treatment | P values | Control | Treatment | P values | Control | Treatment | P values | |
| Healing time (days) | 8.2±1.9 | 16.0±6.7a | 0.042 | 8.2±1.8 | 9.0±3.0 | 0.680 | 7.8±2.5 | 7.7±2.0 | 0.655 |
| Daily healing (%) |
12.8±2.9 | 7.1±2.4a | 0.043 | 12.8±2.8 | 12.4±4.8 | 0.786 | 13.8±4.1 | 13.9±3.9 | 0.655 |
| Slopes of healing curves | -0.211±0.030 | -0.455±0.199a | 0.028 | -0.204± 0.313 |
-0.227± 0.088 |
0.600 | -0.201± 0.685 |
-0.187± 0.038 |
0.753 |
a indicates significant difference from control eyes.