Clinical Study

Evaluation of the Efficacy of 50% Autologous Serum Eye Drops in Different Ocular Surface Pathologies

Table 3

Summary of the distribution and evolution of the clinical signs in the 2 groups of patients.

SignsPresence of sign PRE-AS gr 1Presence of sign POST-AS gr 1Distribution of gradesDistribution of grades Average of the 
grades PRE-AS 
GR.1
Average of the 
grades POST-AS 
GR.1
P
value

Epithelial defect 100% 0%GRADE 3: 73%GRADE 3: 0% 1 <0.01
GRADE 2: 27%GRADE 2: 0%
GRADE 1: 0%GRADE 1: 100%

Inflammation 100% 14%GRADE 3: 73% GRADE 3: 0% <0.01
GRADE 2: 27%GRADE 2: 13%
GRADE 1: 0%GRADE 1: 87%

Corneal opacity 100% 27%GRADE 3: 84%GRADE 3: 0% <0.01
GRADE 2: 6%GRADE 2: 40%
GRADE 1: 0%GRADE 1: 60%

Neovascularization 60% 40%GRADE 3: 33%GRADE 3: 0% <0.01
GRADE 2: 27%GRADE 2: 27%
GRADE 1: 40%GRADE 1: 73%
Epithelial defect 100% 0%GRADE 3: 73%GRADE 3: 0% 1<0.01
GRADE 2: 27%GRADE 2: 0%
GRADE 1: 0%GRADE 1: 100%

Inflammation 100% 10%GRADE 3: 64% GRADE 3: 0% <0.01
GRADE 2: 36%GRADE 2: 19%
GRADE 1: 0%GRADE 1: 81%

Corneal opacity 88% 28%GRADE 3: 45%GRADE 3: 0% <0.01
GRADE 2: 36%GRADE 2: 45%
GRADE 1: 19%GRADE 1: 55%

Neovascularization 55% 45%GRADE 3: 36%GRADE 3: 0% <0.01
GRADE 2: 18%GRADE 2: 27%
GRADE 1: 46%GRADE 1: 73%

Post-AS = postautologous serum treatment; pre-AS = preautologous serum treatment.