Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in mean ± standard deviation (95% confidence interval). OSDI: ocular surface disease index; BUT: tear film breakup time.
From: An in vivo confocal microscopy study of corneal changes in patients with systemic sclerosis
SSc patients | ||
|---|---|---|
Right eye | Left eye | |
Age (years) | 67.74 ± 9.39 (64.30–71.19) | |
Gender | 5 males, 28 females | |
Disease duration (years) | 15.21 ± 8.04 (12.25–18.16) | |
Best corrected visual acuity | 0.91 ± 0.16 (0.84–0.98) | 0.89 ± 0.18 (0.81–0.97) |
Intraocular pressure (mmHg) | 14.31 ± 3.32 (13.05–15.57) | 14.00 ± 3.10 (12.82–15.18) |
OSDI score | 33.27 ± 30.11 (22.42–44.13) | |
Schirmer test (mm) | 6.78 ± 5.82 (4.68–8.87) | 6.25 ± 5.73 (4.19–8.31) |
BUT (sec) | 4.82 ± 3.15 (3.70–5.93) | 5.09 ± 3.41 (3.88–6.30) |
