Clinical Study

Evaluation of Corneal Topography and Biomechanical Parameters after Use of Systemic Isotretinoin in Acne Vulgaris

Table 1

Changes of Schirmer 1 test, anesthetized Schirmer test, and tear break-up time of the patients.

Baseline1 month3 months6 monthsFollow-up

S1T, mm/5 min
Mean ± SD28.80 ± 2.4027.60 ± 2.3526.88 ± 2.0826.32 ± 1.9628.78 ± 2.38
0.1320.1160.0940.854
AST, mm/5 min
Mean ± SD18.74 ± 3.4216.96 ± 3.3015.06 ± 3.1314.92 ± 3.2218.72 ± 3.40
0.0440.0210.0080.564
TBUT, sn
Mean ± SD14.84 ± 2.1110.44 ± 2.829.86 ± 2.929.42 ± 3.1114.76 ± 2.26
0.0120.0080.0060.342

, value according to paired -test compared with baseline.
S1T, Schirmer 1 test; AST, anesthetized Schirmer test; TBUT, tear break-up time; SD, standard deviation.
Statistically significant at the 0.05 level.