Table 1 Overall mean and standard deviation (SD) of ocular paramaters analyzed in DED (Group 1, n = 25) and healthy patients (Group 2, n = 25).

From: Light discomfort thresholds under different lighting conditions in healthy subjects and dry eye patients

 

Group 1

Mean (SD)

Group 2

Mean (SD)

p-value

TMH (mm)

0.26 (0.05)

0.35 (0.03)

< 0.001‡

NIBUT First (s)

5.38 (2.63)

10.82 (0.63)

< 0.001‡

NIBUT

AVG (s)

8.79 (4.02)

14.22 (1.76)

< 0.001‡

Bulbar redness

1.46 (0.51)

1.05 (0.19)

< 0.001‡

OSDI score

42.16 (25.91)

8.48 (1.66)

< 0.001‡

Mean BCVA

0.13 (0.23)

0.0 (0.0)

0.001‡

  1. TMH = Tear meniscus height, NIBUT First = Noninvasive Breakup time first, NIBUT AVG = Average Noninvasive Breakup time, OSDI score = Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire score, BCVA = Best-corrected visual acuity. ‡ = Mann–Whitney U test. Bold indicates statistical significance.
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