Table 1.
Baseline data of the two treatment groups
| Variables | N (eyes) | Doxycycline group (mean ± SD) |
N (eyes) | LipiFlow group (mean ± SD) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 12* | 50.4±14.4 | 13* | 51.7±15.6 | 0.841 |
| LLT (µm) | 24 | 67.58±21.85 | 26 | 73.19±18.42 | 0.330 |
| MGYLS | 24 | 4.63±1.41 | 26 | 4.00±1.47 | 0.133 |
| TBUT (seconds) | 24 | 6.90±2.56 | 26 | 6.26±2.01 | 0.329 |
| SPEED score | 12* | 13.42±4.17 | 12* | 11.00±3.30 | 0.130 |
| CF staining | 24 | 0.21±0.41 | 26 | 0.38±0.50 | 0.179 |
| CLG staining | 24 | 2.38±1.88 | 26 | 1.69±1.93 | 0.119 |
Note:
*
The number of patients.
Abbreviations: CF, corneal fluorescein; CLG, conjunctival lissamine green; LLT, lipid layer thickness; MGYLS, meibomian glands yielding liquid secretion; SPEED, Standard Patient Evaluation for Eye Dryness; TBUT, tear breakup time.