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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020

Improved Tear Film Stability in Patients with Dry Eye After Hyaluronic Acid and Galactoxyloglucan Use.

Pedro Molina-Solana, Francisco de Borja Domínguez-Serrano, Antonio Manuel Garrido-Hermosilla, Jesús Montero-Iruzubieta, Ana Fernández-Palacín, Enrique Rodríguez-de-la-Rúa-Franch, Manuel Caro-Magdaleno

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pedro Molina-SolanaOphthalmology, Virgen Macarena Hospital Seville, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1676-1408
Francisco de Borja Domínguez-SerranoOphthalmology, Virgen Macarena Hospital Seville, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2067-2483
Antonio Manuel Garrido-HermosillaOphthalmology, Virgen Macarena Hospital Seville, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7664-676X
Jesús Montero-IruzubietaOphthalmology, Virgen Macarena Hospital Seville, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7337-9491
Ana Fernández-PalacínPreventive Medicine and Public Health Department, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5823-5705
Enrique Rodríguez-de-la-Rúa-FranchOphthalmology, Virgen Macarena Hospital Seville, Seville, Spain.
Manuel Caro-MagdalenoOphthalmology, Virgen Macarena Hospital Seville, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4922-027X
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena · ESUniversidad de Sevilla · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeArtificial tears only provide transient relief for dry eye. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to objectively compare treatment with artificial tears with Keratograph 5M, which allows accurate and objective investigation of dry eye and artificial tear treatment. We aimed to evaluate whether a preservative-free combination of 0.4% hyaluronic acid and 0.2% galactoxyloglucan can improve dry eye using the new topographer, Keratograph 5M. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis prospective longitudinal, single-arm interventional cohort study was performed at a tertiary referral center and involved 20 patients with dry eye (40 eyes). Preservative-free artificial tears were administered every 3 h. The participants underwent clinical and instrumental evaluations at baseline, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min after instillation and 1 week and 1 month after treatment. Baseline values were considered as the controls. All patients were assessed with Keratograph 5M for non-invasive Keratograph first break-up time and non-invasive Keratograph average break-up time, conjunctival hyperemia, and tear meniscus height. Ocular surface staining with fluorescein was evaluated using the slit-lamp and fluorescein break-up time examinations, and the Ocular Surface Disease Index score was recorded for each patient.

resultsThe signs and symptoms improved after 1 month of preservative-free 0.4% hyaluronic acid and 0.2% galactoxyloglucan treatment. There was a significant increase in the non-invasive Keratograph first break-up time and non-invasive Keratograph average break-up time at 15, 30, 60, and 90 min, and 1 week and 1 month (P < 0.05) and a decrease in hyperemia, corneal staining, and Ocular Surface Disease Index scores after 1 week and 1 month (P < 0.05). No treatment-related adverse event was observed.

conclusionA combination of 0.4% hyaluronic acid and 0.2% galactoxyloglucan artificial tears seems effective for treating dry eye. Keratograph 5M can objectively detect these changes during the follow-up period.

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artificial tearsdry eyeKeratographnon-invasive Keratograph break-up timeOcular Surface Disease Index

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