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. 2015 Feb 18;8(1):174–181. doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2015.01.31

Table 1. Relation between contact lens use, history of systemic drugs intake, and history of dry eye treatment with Schirmer test.

Schirmer test results Grade 0 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Total P
Contact Lens
 None 344 (87.09) 39 (9.87) 11 (2.78) 1 (0.25) 395 <0.002
 RGP 75 (80.65) 10 (10.75) 7 (7.53) 1 (1.08) 93
 Soft CL 5 (41.67) 6 (50.00) 1 (8.33) 0 12
Drugs
 No drug 330 (87.77) 34 (9.04) 11 (2.93) 1 (0.27) 376 <0.0001
 Other drugs1 73 (78.49) 15 (16.13) 5 (5.38) 0 93
 Antihistamines (systemic/topical) 19 (73.08) 3 (11.54) 3 (11.54) 1 (3.85) 26
 Antihistamines+other drugs 1 (25.00) 3 (75.00) 0 0 4
Eye-drops for dry eye
 None 378 (88.52) 33 (7.73) 14 (3.28) 2 (0.47) 427 <0.0001
 Uncertain 6 (100.00) 0 0 0 6
 Yes 40 (59.70) 22 (32.84) 5 (7.46) 0 67

1Diuretics, sleeping tablets, tranquillizers, oral contraceptives, medication for duodenal ulcer, antihypertensive, antidepressants.

n=500 (%)

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