Table 3.
Comparison of meibomian gland secretion score between control and eyelid hygiene groups.
| Control (n = 36) (Mean ± SD) |
Eyelid Hygiene (n = 33) (Mean ± SD) |
P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper gland secretion score (0–3) | |||
| Baseline | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 0.485 |
| Postop 1 week | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 0.071 |
| Postop 4 weeks | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 0.154 |
| P value* | |||
| Baseline vs. postop 1 week | < 0.001 | > 0.999 | |
| Baseline vs. postop 4 weeks | < 0.001 | > 0.999 | |
| Postop 1 week vs. 4 weeks | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | |
| Lower gland secretion score (0–3) | |||
| Baseline | 1.3 ± 1.0 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 0.936 |
| Postop 1 week | 1.7 ± 1.1 | 1.5 ± 1.2 | 0.457 |
| Postop 4 weeks | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 0.240 |
| P value* | |||
| Baseline vs. postop 1 week | 0.018 | > 0.999 | |
| Baseline vs. postop 4 weeks | 0.004 | > 0.999 | |
| Postop 1 week vs. 4 weeks | > 0.999 | > 0.999 |
SD standard deviation.
*Repeated measures ANOVA with Bonferroni correction.