Table 4.
TBUT changes during the trial.
| Time | FAS analysis | PPS analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moxibustion group | Artificial tear group | Moxibustion group | Artificial tear group | ||
| Left eye | Baseline | 2.89 ± 1.35 | 3.37 ± 1.74 | 3.02 ± 1.32 | 3.49 ± 1.75 |
| Baseline—2 week | −0.27 ± 1.67 | −0.45 ± 2.20 | −0.30 ± 1.77 | −0.49 ± 2.34 | |
| Baseline—4 week | −0.86 ± 1.90△ | −0.56 ± 2.07 | −0.84 ± 1.82△ | −0.57 ± 2.12 | |
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| Right eye | Baseline | 3.02 ± 1.57 | 3.28 ± 1.70 | 3.12 ± 1.58 | 3.40 ± 1.71 |
| Baseline—2 week | −0.31 ± 2.08 | −0.42 ± 2.22 | −0.35 ± 2.20 | −0.45 ± 2.36 | |
| Baseline—4 week | −0.84 ± 2.08△ | −0.82 ± 2.06△ | −0.86 ± 2.12△ | −0.84 ± 2.23△ | |
Note: TBUT: tear film break-up time.