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Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2014 Mar 27;121(7):1389–1397. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.01.033

Table 4.

Characteristics of Study Population

Characteristics	Control	Dry Eye
Patients, n (%)	16 (21.3%)	59 (78.7%)
Age (years)	28.9±5.6	29.4±5.0
Female/male, n	6/10	20/39
Schirmer test with anesthesia (mm)^†	29.00±7.00	17.84±10.76^*
Rose Bengal staining^†	0.00±0	0.11±0.36
TBUT (sec)^†	15.00±6.60	13.35±8.73
McMonnies questionnaire^†	7.07±4.57	9.19±3.76

SD = standard deviation; TBUT = tear break-up time.

Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated.

P < 0.05.

^†

Clinical assessments 12 months after refractive surgery.