Research Article
The Effect of Autologous Platelet Lysate Eye Drops: An In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Study
Table 2
Ophthalmological assessment.
| | | Group A | Group B | value Gr. A versus Gr. B |
| OSDI | 0 | Media (SD) | 60.56 (17.69) | 60.67 (16.19) | 0.821 | 90 | Media (SD) | 21.75 (9.86) | 53.60 (14.91) | <0.001 | value | | 0.000438 | 0.059336 | |
| Fluorescein score (0–5) | 0 | Median (IQR) | 2 (2) | 3 (2.5) | 0.17 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 1 (2) | 3 (2) | <0.001 | value | | <0.001 | 0.463 | |
| FBUT (sec) | 0 | Median (IQR) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.18 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 3.5 (2) | 2 (1) | <0.001 | value | | 0.005 | 0.463 | |
| BCVA | 0 | Median (IQR) | 8 (4) | 6 (3.5) | 0.218 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 8 (3.5) | 6 (3.5) | 0.100 | value | | 0.008 | 0.317 | |
| Schirmer test (mm) | 0 | Median (IQR) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 0.989 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 3 (1) | 3 (0.5) | 0.544 | value | | 0.0611 | 0.328065 | |
| Anterior blepharitis (grades 0–4) | 0 | Median (IQR) | 1 (1) | 2 (1.5) | 0.092 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.5) | 0.778 | value | | 0.055 | 0.109 | |
| Posterior blepharitis (grades 0–4) | 0 | Median (IQR) | 1 (1) | 1.5 (1) | 0.748 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 1 (1) | 1.5 (1.5) | 0.036 | value | | 0.011 | 0.310 | |
| Lipcof (grades 0–3) | 0 | Median (IQR) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 0.419 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 0.994 | value | | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| OPI (>/<1) | 0 | Median (IQR) | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.778 | 90 | Median (IQR) | 0.53 | 0.25 | <0.001 | value | | <0.001 | 0.245 | |
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0 = time 0; 90 = time 90 days; SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range; OSDI = ocular surface disease index; OPI = ocular protection index; FBUT = breakup time; BCVA = best corrected visual acuity. Statistically significant results.
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