Efficacy of Simple Eye Ointment, Polyethylene Cover, and Eyelid Taping in Prevention of Ocular Surface Disorders in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 3

Incidence of OSD by severity in each group in different days of follow-up.

Day of care and eye examination	Severity of OSD	Incidence of OSD in each group
		Tape	Ointment	Cover
1	0	82 (98.8)	83 (100)	82 (100)
	I	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	II	1 (1.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	III	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
2	0	73 (89)	82 (98.8)	82 (100)
	I	5 (6.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	II	1 (1.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	III	3 (3.7)	1 (1.2)	0 (0)
3	0	70 (95.9)	78 (95.1)	80 (97.6)
	I	3 (4.1)	2 (2.4)	1 (1.2)
	II	0 (0)	2 (2.4)	1 (1.2)
	III	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
4	0	61 (87.1)	75 (96.2)	79 (98.8)
	I	5 (7.1)	3 (3.8)	0 (0)
	II	2 (2.9)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	III	2 (2.9)	0 (0)	1 (1.3)
5	0	55 (90.2)	75 (100)	79 (100)
	I	1 (1.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	II	4 (6.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	III	1 (1.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
6	0	52 (94.5)	74 (98.7)	79 (100)
	I	1 (1.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	II	1 (1.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	III	1 (1.8)	1 (1.3)	0 (0)
7	0	50 (96.2)	73 (98.6)	79 (100)
	I	1 (1.9)	1 (1.4)	0 (0)
	II	1 (1.9)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	III	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)