Table 2.
Corneal and conjunctival staining scores at baseline and day 180
| Eye | Mean ± SEM (95% CI)
|
P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n=40) | Day 180 (n=34) | Difference (n=34) | ||
| Corneal staining score | ||||
| OD | 3.8±0.9 (2.0; 5.5) | 3.0±1.0 (1.0; 5.1) | −1.0±0.6 (−2.2; 0.3) | 0.118 |
| OS | 4.5±1.0 (2.5; 6.4) | 3.5±1.1 (1.3; 5.7) | −1.1±0.8 (−2.7; 0.4) | 0.118 |
| Conjunctival staining score | ||||
| OD | 4.4±0.4 (3.6; 5.2) | 2.9±0.6 (1.7; 4.1) | −1.8±0.5 (−2.9; −0.7) | 0.002 |
| OS | 4.6±0.4 (3.8; 5.5) | 2.9±0.6 (1.7; 4.0) | −2.1±0.5 (−3.2; −1.1) | <0.001 |
Note:
*
Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OD, right eye; OS, left eye; SEM, standard error of the mean.