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Su Young Moon1, Ho Seok Chung1,2, Jae Hyuck Lee1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea.
Background:
To compare and evaluate objective and subjective clinical parameters between 0.05% cyclosporine nanoemulsion (CsN) and 0.15% hyaluronic acid (HA) administration in patients with mild-to-moderate dry eyes.
Methods:
In this prospective, randomized, double-masked, single-center, and placebo-controlled parallel study, patients with mild-to-moderate dry eyes were randomly allocated to be treated with 0.05% CsN or 0.15% HA twice daily. Patients were followed-up at 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Objective and subjective parameters were evaluated during each visit.
Results:
A total of 35 patients were enrolled in this study. Compared with baseline, tear film break-up time and fluorescein staining scores at 4, 8, and 12 weeks significantly improved in the CsN group. However, the Schirmer I test showed no statistically significant change until week 12. Using the Symptom Assessment in Dry Eye (SANDE) score, both groups gradually showed significant improvement compared with baseline values. However, the Dry Eye-Related Quality-of-life Score Questionnaire (DEQS) showed no statistically significant change during the treatment period.
Conclusions:
Both 0.05% CsN and 0.15% HA administration twice a day effectively improved the objective signs and subjective symptoms of patients with mild-to-moderate dry eyes. However, patients treated with 0.05% CsN experienced greater and faster improvement.
