Table 2. Correlation between cytokines in the lacrimal tear samples and dry eye parameters at 1 month postoperatively.

	TBUT	Schirmer I test	Corneal staining score
IL-1β	-0.34	-0.41	0.38
	0.04*	NS	0.03*
IL-6	-0.35	-0.31	0.39
	<0.01*	0.03*	<0.01*
IL-8	-0.29	-0.25	0.26
	0.01*	NS	0.02*
MCP-1	-0.28	-0.25	0.31
	0.021*	NS	0.034*
IFN-γ	-0.25	-0.23	0.33
	0.04*	NS	0.03*
TNF-α	-0.14	-0.11	0.16
	0.032*	NS	0.027*

Numbers are Spearman correlation coefficients and p value (NS: non-specific)

Significant correlations are marked as *