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Trial reportJapanese journal of ophthalmology2022

A randomized multicenter clinical evaluation of sequential application of 0.3% and 0.15% hyaluronic acid for treatment of dry eye.

Jong Hwa Jun, Seung Pil Bang, Han Sang Park, Donghee Yoon, Ja Young Ahn, Seong Jae Kim, Hong Kyun Kim

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Prospective bacterial and fungal sources of hyaluronic acid: A review.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jong Hwa Jun *Department of Ophthalmology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Seung Pil Bang *Department of Ophthalmology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Han Sang ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Donghee YoonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Ja Young AhnDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
Seong Jae KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
Hong Kyun KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea. okeye@knu.ac.kr.
Gyeongsang National University · KRKeimyung University · KRKyungpook National University Hospital · KRKyungpook National University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe report the clinical efficacy of sequential applications of 0.3% and 0.15% unpreserved hyaluronic acid (HA) for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED). STUDY

designRandomized clinical trial.

methodsPatients over 19 years of age with DED level 2 or higher, corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) score > 1, and tear break-up time (TBUT) < 10 s were included. Seventy-six patients were randomly assigned to the 0.15% HA group, 0.3% HA group, or combination group. Each group applied two drops of 0.15% or 0.3% HA, or a single drop of both 0.3% and 0.15% HA. Patients were evaluated using the ocular surface disease index (OSDI), CFS and conjunctival fluorescein stain score, TBUT, and blurring/discomfort after application at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks.

resultsThe combination group had the greatest improvement in CFS score from baseline to 8 weeks, compared with the 0.15% and 0.3% HA group (p < 0.001). The combined CFS-OSDI responder rates of the combination group (CFS score = 0 and OSDI ≥ 50% improvement at 8 weeks) were significantly higher than those of the 0.15% and 0.3% groups (p = 0.037). At 4 and 8 weeks, blurring after application in both the 0.3% and combination groups was significantly higher than in the 0.15% group, despite no difference between the 0.3% and combination groups. There were no differences in CFS and conjunctival staining score, TBUT, or OSDI within the three groups at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks.

conclusionsSequential application of 0.3% and 0.15% HA improved symptoms/signs in moderate to severe DED patients.

Indexed as

Dry Eye SyndromesHyaluronic AcidConjunctivaHumansOphthalmic SolutionsTearsHyaluronic AcidOphthalmic SolutionsCombinationDry eye diseaseHyaluronic acidSequential

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PMID34843023
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