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. 2015 Jun 6;15:58. doi: 10.1186/s12886-015-0040-0

Table 3.

The median scores of 11 parameters about dry eye related symptom at baseline, and at 2, 4, 8, and 12 week visits

Ocular symptom Baseline At 2 week At 4 week At 8 week At 12 week
Foreign body sensation 1.5 (0.8–2.3) 1.0 (0.0–1.3)* 0.0 (0.0–1.0)** 0.0 (0.0–1.0)** 0.0 (0.0–1.0)**
Photophobia 2.0 (0.8–2.3) 1.5 (0.8–2.0) 1.0 (0.0–2.0)** 0.0 (0.0–1.0)** 0.5 (0.0–1.3)
Itching 0.0 (0.0–1.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0.0 (0.0–1.0) 0.0 (0.0–1.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.3)
Eye pain 1.0 (0.0–3.0) 1.0 (0.0–1.0)* 0.0 (0.0–1.0)* 0.0 (0.0–1.0)* 0.0 (0.0–1.0)
Dry eye sensation 2.5 (1.0–3.0) 1.0 (0.8–2.0)* 1.0 (0.0–1.5)** 1.0 (0.0–2.0)** 1.0 (0.0–2.3)**
Heaviness 1.0 (0.0–2.0) 0.0 (0.0–1.0)* 0.0 (0.0–0.5)* 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0.5 (0.0–1.0)
Blurred vision 2.0 (0.0–2.0) 1.0 (0.0–2.0) 1.0 (0.0–2.0) 0.0 (0.0–2.0) 0.5 (0.0–2.0)
Asthenopia 2.0 (1.0–2.0) 1.0 (1.0–2.0) 1.0 (0.0–2.0) 1.0 (0.0–2.0)* 1.0 (0.0–2.0)*
Ocular discomfort 2.0 (0.8–3.0) 1.0 (0.0–2.0)* 1.0 (0.0–1.0)** 1.0 (0.0–1.5)** 0.0 (0.0–1.0)**
Eye discharge 0.5 (0.3–1.5) 0.0 (0.0–1.0) 0.0 (0.0–1.0) 0.0 (0.0–1.0) 0.0 (0.0–1.0)
Tearing 0.5 (0.0–0.3) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.5) 0.0 (0.0–0.0) 0.0 (0.0–0.0)

Values are median (IQR)

* P’ < 0.05, ** P’ < 0.01

P’ = corrected P value with Bonferroni method