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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2024

Evaluation of cyclosporine 0.05% and artificial tears for the management of dry eye disease following cataract surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Hanieh Ahmadi, Saeed Tahmasbian, Maryam Janbazi, Arvin Amiri, Zahra Heidari

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hanieh AhmadiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bu-Ali Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine.
Saeed TahmasbianDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bu-Ali Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine.
Maryam JanbaziDepartment of veterinary medicine, Babol branch Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
Arvin AmiriDepartment of veterinary medicine, Babol branch Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
Zahra HeidariDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bu-Ali Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine.
Bu-Ali Sina University · IRSina Hospital · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the effects of cyclosporine 0.05% and artificial tears on dry eye disease following cataract surgery. Methods: This prospective, double-masked, randomized clinical trial enroled 60 eyes of 60 eligible cataract patients who completed the study. Patients were randomized to receive either cyclosporine 0.05% or artificial tear four times daily for 1 month following cataract surgery. Clinical assessments included refraction, corrected distance visual acuity, tear break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer's test, and the visual analogue scale (VAS). An independent sample Results: Mean patient age was 64.15±9.17 (range, 45-90), of which 53% ( Conclusion: Cyclosporine 0.05% was superior to artificial tears in improving tear stability after cataract surgery in the management of immediate postoperative dry eye. It may provide a more effective therapeutic option for the management of dry eye symptoms in the clinical setting.

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artificial tearscataract surgerycyclosporinedry eye disease

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PMID38576912
PMCPMC10990346
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