Table 4.
Normal eyelid Vascularity | Abnormal eyelid vascularity† | Normal meibum quality† | Abnormal meibum quality | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DEQ5 | 11.8 (5.2) | 11.3 (5.2) | 10.5 (5.6) | 12.1 (4.7)* |
OSDI | 34 (22) | 35 (26) | 32 (25) | 36 (26) |
Average ocular pain intensity over 1 week recall period (range 0–10) | 3.3 (27) | 3.4 (2.7) | 2.8 (2.7) | 3.7 (2.6)* |
Itchiness | 1.2 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.2 (1.0) | 1.4 (0.9)* |
Osmolarity§ | 307 (18) | 300 (17)* | 306 (20) | 305 (16) |
TBUT§ | 9.8 (4.1) | 8.0 (3.1) | 10.9 (3.9) | 8.6 (3.8)** |
Corneal staining§ | 1.9 (2.4) | 2.6 (2.7) | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.3 (2.3)* |
Schirmer’s§ | 14.2 (7.6) | 13.2 (5.9) | 15.1 (7.7) | 13.2 (6.7) |
DEQ5= dry eye questionnaire; OSDI= 0cular surface disease index; TBUT=tear break up time;
p value<0.05;
p value<0.00005
Eyelid vascularity graded on scale of 0 to 3; meibum quality on scale of 0 to 4. For both measures, an abnormal value was defined as a score of 2 or greater in the more severely affected eye.
value from more severely affected eye