| The effect of topical cyclosporine A on clinical findings and cytological grade of the disease in patients with dry eye. | |
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PMID: 20847673 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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PURPOSE: To compare the clinical findings and the cytological grade of the disease before and after 6 months of topical cyclosporine A treatment in patients with dry eye. SETTING: : This single-center prospective study was performed at the Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University School of Medicine, between January 2007 and June 2008. METHOD: Forty-five patients with dry eye (with 5 mm/5 minutes or less Schirmer test) were included in the study. Patients were treated with cyclosporine A 0.005% ophthalmic emulsion (RESTASIS) twice daily in addition to lubricant eyedrops 5 times a day. Schirmer test values, tear breakup time (BUT), and impression cytology (goblet cell density, nucleus to cytoplasmic ratio, and epithelial cell morphology) were evaluated at baseline and after 6 months. RESULTS: Before and after 6 months of the treatment with topical cyclosporine A, the median Schirmer test scores were found as 3.00 and 4.00 mm, respectively. The median BUT score at baseline was 4.00 seconds, and after treatment, the median score was 5.00 seconds. There were statistically significant differences in the median Schirmer and BUT values between, before, and after 6 months of treatment (P < 0.05). The mean cytological grade according to Nelson grading system was 1.84 at baseline and 1.51 after treatment with topical cyclosporine A for 6 months. Statistically significant improvement in cytological grades after treatment was observed (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Treatment of patients with dry eye for 6 months with topical cyclosporine A resulted in an increase in Schirmer test results, an increase in BUT scores, and an improvement in cytological grade of the disease. |
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Esra Sahli; Banu Melek Hoşal; Güler Zilelioğlu; Rukiye Gülbahçe; Hüseyin Ustün |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Cornea Volume: 29 ISSN: 1536-4798 ISO Abbreviation: Cornea Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8216186 Medline TA: Cornea Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1412-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. esracansizoglu@gmail.com |
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