Table 2.
Postoperative tear film time-course changes compared to preoperative values between study groups
| Preoperative | 1-Week | 4-Weeks | 12-Weeks | Overall P-value |
Preop. Vs. 1 WK | Preop. Vs. 4 WKs | Preop. Vs. 12 WKs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group-A | ||||||||
| TBUT (Sec) | 7.41 ± 2.48 | 4.94 ± 2.36 | 4.82 ± 1.94 | 5.59 ± 1.77 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.001 |
| BST (mm) | 14.71 ± 8.86 | 12.88 ± 8.05 | 13.53 ± 8.97 | 12.35 ± 8.20 | 0.88 | 0.39 | 0.62 | 0.16 |
| Group-B | ||||||||
| TBUT (Sec) | 8.81 ± 5.59 | 6.38 ± 3.79 | 7.19 ± 6.45 | 4.50 ± 3.48 | 0.04 | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 0.001 |
| BST (mm) | 16.13 ± 9.32 | 10.56 ± 5.16 | 10.63 ± 4.77 | 9.75 ± 6.57 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.05 |
TBUT Tear Break-up time test, Sec second, BST Basic Schirmer’s test, mm millimeters