Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia
AIM:To observe the efficacy and safety of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia.<p>METHODS:Fifty-eight cases with 116 eyes were diagnosed as xerophthalmia by tear break-up time(BUT), Schirmer Ⅰ test(SⅠt), tear meniscus height, corneal staining, meibomian gland function test and were give...
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| description | AIM:To observe the efficacy and safety of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia.<p>METHODS:Fifty-eight cases with 116 eyes were diagnosed as xerophthalmia by tear break-up time(BUT), Schirmer Ⅰ test(SⅠt), tear meniscus height, corneal staining, meibomian gland function test and were given artificial tears therapy for 1mo. Then the aforementioned tests were conducted again for statistical analysis.<p>RESULTS:The mean BUT of all the children before treatments was 6.03±1.19s, SⅠt was 7.67±2.32mm/5min, tear meniscus height was 0.20±0.02mm, corneal staining was 1.02±0.13 scores and meibomian gland function was 2.45±0.86 scores. Sixty-two eyes in 31 cases were the lipid-deficient type, 40 eyes in 20 cases were aqueous-deficient type, and 14 eyes in 7 cases were other types. According to their types, corresponding artificial tears therapy was given. At 1mo after treatments, the clinical symptoms were improved significantly. BUT was 13.72±1.83s, SⅠt was 12.38±3.64mm/5min, tear meniscus height was 0.36±0.08mm, corneal fluorescein staining was 0.03±0.24 scores and meibomian gland function was 1.57±0.93 scores. Compared with those before treatments, the difference of each observed indicators was statistically significant(<i>P</i><0.05). No patient experienced any adverse reactions during treatments.<p>CONCLUSION:Artificial tears treatment for children xerophthalmia is safe and effective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35836abea63a4af1b47b77ab587b07a42022-12-22T01:30:13ZengPress of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)Guoji Yanke Zazhi1672-51231672-51232016-03-0116356957110.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2016.3.48Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmiaJie Yang0Min Li1Xiu-Lin Xiao2Department of Ophthalmology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology,Liuzhou 545002,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,Nanning 530021,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology,the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology,Liuzhou 545002,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, ChinaAIM:To observe the efficacy and safety of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia.<p>METHODS:Fifty-eight cases with 116 eyes were diagnosed as xerophthalmia by tear break-up time(BUT), Schirmer Ⅰ test(SⅠt), tear meniscus height, corneal staining, meibomian gland function test and were given artificial tears therapy for 1mo. Then the aforementioned tests were conducted again for statistical analysis.<p>RESULTS:The mean BUT of all the children before treatments was 6.03±1.19s, SⅠt was 7.67±2.32mm/5min, tear meniscus height was 0.20±0.02mm, corneal staining was 1.02±0.13 scores and meibomian gland function was 2.45±0.86 scores. Sixty-two eyes in 31 cases were the lipid-deficient type, 40 eyes in 20 cases were aqueous-deficient type, and 14 eyes in 7 cases were other types. According to their types, corresponding artificial tears therapy was given. At 1mo after treatments, the clinical symptoms were improved significantly. BUT was 13.72±1.83s, SⅠt was 12.38±3.64mm/5min, tear meniscus height was 0.36±0.08mm, corneal fluorescein staining was 0.03±0.24 scores and meibomian gland function was 1.57±0.93 scores. Compared with those before treatments, the difference of each observed indicators was statistically significant(<i>P</i><0.05). No patient experienced any adverse reactions during treatments.<p>CONCLUSION:Artificial tears treatment for children xerophthalmia is safe and effective.http://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2016/3/201603048.pdfchildrenxerophthalmiaartifical tear |
| spellingShingle | Jie Yang Min Li Xiu-Lin Xiao Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia Guoji Yanke Zazhi children xerophthalmia artifical tear |
| title | Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia |
| title_full | Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia |
| title_short | Efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia |
| title_sort | efficacy of artificial tears for children xerophthalmia |
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