Research Article

Cyclosporine (0.05%) Combined with Diclofenac Sodium Eye Drops for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

Table 1

Comparison of clinical symptoms, CFS, BUT, and SIT scores between the two groups.

VariableClinical symptom scoreCFS scoreBUT scoreSIT (mm/5 min)
Before treatmentAfter treatmentBefore treatmentAfter treatmentBefore treatmentAfter treatmentBefore treatmentAfter treatment

Study group8.1 ± 0.793.8 ± 0.477.3 ± 0.141.2 ± 0.234.0 ± 0.299.0 ± 0.672.5 ± 1.206.9 ± 1.73
Control group8.0 ± 0.675.7 ± 0.577.3 ± 0.304.1 ± 0.494.1 ± 0.305.5 ± 1.102.2 ± 1.053.2 ± 1.43
t0.757−20.387−0.075−42.653−1.77421.8201.50513.177
0.451<0.0010.940<0.0010.078<0.0010.135<0.001

Note: NFS, corneal fluorescein staining; BUT, break-up time; SIT, Schirmer I test; vs., before treatment.