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Effect of diquafosol tetrasodium eye drop for persistent dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis.
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Cornea [Cornea] 2014 Jul; Vol. 33 (7), pp. 659-62. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Purpose: To evaluate the effect of diquafosol tetrasodium (DQS) for the treatment of persistent dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).<br />Setting: Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.<br />Design: Noncomparative case series.<br />Methods: This prospective study included 30 eyes of 15 patients in whom dry eye had persisted for over 12 months after LASIK, and the symptoms had not improved with artificial tears and sodium hyaluronate treatment. In addition, treatment with DQS 3% eye drops, 6 times a day, was performed for 12 weeks. Best-corrected visual acuity, tear secretion with the Schirmer test, tear break-up time, and fluorescein and lissamine green staining scores on the cornea and conjunctiva were examined before and at 1, 4, and 12 weeks after the addition. A subjective questionnaire of 14 symptoms was also assessed before and 12 weeks after treatment.<br />Results: The fluorescein and lissamine green staining scores significantly improved over 12 weeks; however, the best-corrected visual acuity and tear secretion did not change. The symptoms of fatigue, dryness, grittiness, discomfort, difficulty in reading, and discomfort within the area of dryness improved after the additional DQS treatment.<br />Conclusions: The DQS treatment improved the subjective and objective symptoms of persistent dry eye after LASIK. Increased mucin production because of the addition of DQS probably improved the tear film stability and reduced the symptoms of dry eye in patients who had persistent dry eye after LASIK.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Dry Eye Syndromes etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mucins metabolism
Ophthalmic Solutions
Polyphosphates administration & dosage
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Purinergic P2Y Receptor Agonists administration & dosage
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tears chemistry
Uracil Nucleotides administration & dosage
Visual Acuity physiology
Dry Eye Syndromes drug therapy
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
Polyphosphates therapeutic use
Purinergic P2Y Receptor Agonists therapeutic use
Uracil Nucleotides therapeutic use
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-4798
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cornea
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24858017
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000000136