Figure 4.

Effects of corticosteroids on baseline cytokine expression. Baseline tear protein expression was compared between transplant eyes (A) and contralateral eyes (B) with topical corticosteroids, without corticosteroids, and in age-matched controls. Corticosteroids⁺: n = 6, corticosteroids⁻: n = 15, and age-matched controls: n = 4. The proteins presenting significant differences between the corticosteroids⁺ and corticosteroids⁻ groups are shown. The median, 10%, 25%, 75%, and 90% percentiles are shown. pg/mL. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.02, *** p < 0.01.