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. 2021 Apr 29;4:1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2021.03.009

Table III.

Encounters for ocular surface disorders

History of atopic dermatitis History of asthma only All patients
Encounter for ocular surface disorder before starting dupilumab, n (%) 158 (8.7) 22 (17.1) 201 (9.4)
 Conjunctivitis
 Atopic conjunctivitis (H10.1x), n (%) 75 (4.1) 14 (10.9) 99 (4.6)
 All other conjunctivitis, n (%) 5 (0.3) 0 (0) 7 (0.3)
 Both, n (%) 3 (0.2) 0 (0) 3 (0.1)
 Dry eye, n (%) 86 (4.7) 8 (6.2) 103 (4.8)
Encounter for ocular surface disorder after starting dupilumab, n (%) 213 (11.7) 24 (18.6) 255 (11.9)
 Conjunctivitis
 Atopic conjunctivitis (H10.1x), n (%) 79 (4.4) 9 (7.0) 97 (4.5)
 All other conjunctivitis, n (%) 35 (1.9) 1 (0.8) 38 (1.8)
 Both, n (%) 6 (0.3) 0 (0) 7 (0.3)
 Dry eye, n (%) 111 (6.1) 16 (12.4) 133 (6.2)
 Time from start of dupilumab to encounter for ocular surface disorder, days, median (IQR) 71 (44-121) 62 (20-91) 71 (42-116)
 Discontinued dupilumab within 45 days of encounter, n (%) 31 (14.6) 2 (8.3) 36 (14.1)
Encounter for ocular surface disorder after starting dupilumab among those without a history of ocular surface disorder in the 6 months prior to starting dupilumab, n (%) 159 (9.6) 14 (13.1) 137 (7.9)
 Conjunctivitis
 Atopic conjunctivitis (H10.1x), n (%) 44 (2.4) 5 (3.9) 51 (2.4)
 All other conjunctivitis, n (%) 33 (1.8) 1 (0.8) 36 (1.7)
 Both, n (%) 5 (0.3) 0 (0) 5 (0.2)
 Dry eye, n (%) 88 (5.3) 9 (8.4) 101 (5.2)
 Time from start of dupilumab to encounter for ocular surface disorder, days, median (IQR) 76 (49-124) 62 (23-92) 74 (49-120)
 Discontinued dupilumab within 45 days of encounter, n (%) 22 (13.8) 2 (14.3) 26 (14.4)
Encounter for ocular surface disorder with an ophthalmologist before starting dupilumab, n (%) 57 (3.1) 4 (3.1) 66 (3.1)
 Conjunctivitis
 Atopic conjunctivitis (H10.1x), n (%) 13 (0.7) 1 (0.8) 14 (0.7)
 All other conjunctivitis, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Both, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Dry eye, n (%) 45 (2.5) 3 (2.3) 53 (2.5)
Encounter for ocular surface disorder with an ophthalmologist after starting dupilumab, n (%) 81 (4.5) 12 (9.3) 98 (4.6)
 Conjunctivitis
 Atopic conjunctivitis (H10.1x), n (%) 19 (1.0) 2 (1.6) 22 (1)
 All other conjunctivitis, n (%) 2 (0.1) 0 (0) 2 (0.1)
 Both, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Dry eye, n (%) 63 (3.5) 10 (7.8) 77 (3.6)
Encounter for ocular surface disorder with an ophthalmologist after starting dupilumab among those without a history of ocular surface disorder in the 6 months prior to starting dupilumab, n (%) 67 (3.8) 9 (7.2) 79 (3.8)
 Conjunctivitis
 Atopic conjunctivitis (H10.1x), n (%) 18 (1.0) 2 (1.6) 21 (1)
 All other conjunctivitis, n (%) 2 (0.1) 0 (0) 2 (0.1)
 Both, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Dry eye, n (%) 50 (2.8) 7 (5.6) 59 (2.8)

IQR, Interquartile range.