건성안에서 결막 압흔세포검사를 이용한 비타민 A 함유 누액의 치료효과의 평가

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Purpose: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of topical vitamin A-containing lubricant in dry eye patients. Methods: Three hundred eyes of 150 patients with dry eye (Schirmer I test≤10 mm, BUT≤10 seconds) were divided into three groups. Preservative-containing artificial tears, preservative-free artificial tears, and vitamin A-containing lubricant were administrated to Groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (N=50). We evaluated and checked symptom scores, tear film breakup time (tBUT), Schirmer I test results, corneal fluorescein stain scores, and impression cytology immediately and at 1, 2, and 3 months after treatment. Results: Mean tBUT and goblet cell density significantly increased from 5.06±1.25 to 6.76±1.21 sec and from 125.62±61.52 to 192.86±69.38 cell/mm2, respectively, after 2 months in group 3 (P<0.05). Impression cytology grade significantly decreased from 2.14±0.38 to 1.67±0.41 after 2 months in group 3 (P<0.05). The Schirmer I test score significantly increased from 9.12±4.15 to 12.83±0.96 mm, and the corneal stain score decreased from 2.13±0.95 to 1.18±0.68 after 3 months in group 3 (P<0.05). Conclusions: The improvement of symptoms and the stabilization of tear films and ocular surfaces suggested that treatment with vitamin A-containing lubricant for dry eye was effective. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2008;49(11):1729-1736

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