Systane Ultra is at least as efficacious and safe as Refresh Tears in Asian people with Dry Eyes
Comparison of efficacy of Systane Ultra and Refresh Tears
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
30
Four times a day
Four times a day
Singapore National Eye Center
Singapore, Singapore
Visual Analog Score (VAS)
Global score calculated from square root( square of (discomfort severityX Sqr(symptom frequency)) Scale from 0 to 100 higher value indicates more adverse symptoms each subscale severity or frequency also has same minimum and maximum
Time frame: 6 weeks
Corneal Fluorescein Staining Score
This is graded in the 5 zones of each cornea according to number of spots of corneal fluorescein staining, confluency of spots and presence of filaments if any
Time frame: 6 weeks
Tear Break Up Time (TBUT)
Time frame: 6 weeks
Schirmer I Reading
Time frame: 6 weeks
Meibography Grading
Time frame: 6 weeks
Tear Osmolarity
This is measured by the TearLab (Ocusense) system
Time frame: 6 weeks
Superior and Inferior Tear Meniscus Height
This is determined by anterior segment OCT visante system
Time frame: 6 weeks
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