Guoji Yanke Zazhi (Nov 2013)

Effect of polyethylene glycol eye drops in management of dry eyes after cataract surgery

  • Dong-Mei Cai,
  • Yuan-Mei Leng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2013.11.59
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 11
pp. 2351 – 2352

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AIM: To evaluate the effect of polyethylene glycol eye drops on tear film break-up time and symptoms for dry eyes after cataract surgery.METHODS: Eighty patients with dry eyes secondary to cataract surgery who were treated in our hospital from January to August 2013 were randomly divided into group A and group B. Group A was treated with sodium hyaluronate eye drops for one week, and Group B was treated with polyethylene glycol eye drops for one week. The break-up time of tear film was measured and the subjective symptoms were graded before and after the treatment.RESULTS: The tear film break-up time of group A was respectively 3.87±1.12s and 4.21±1.06s before and after the treatment, with no significant difference(P>0.05); it was respectively 3.98±1.04s and 8.98±1.30s with significant difference for group B(PPPPCONCLUSION: Polyethylene glycol eye drops can extend tear film break-up time and improve symptoms of dry eyes. It is an effective drug in treatment of dry eyes after cataract surgery.

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