Efficacy of different kinds of artificial tears treatment in patients with xerophthalmia after phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation

Abstract

AIM: To explore efficacy of the different kinds of artificial tears treatment in patients with xerophthalmia after phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation.METHODS: Totally 280 patients(280 eyes)with xerophthalmia after operation in our hospital from January 2015 to June 2016 were selected. According to the different treatment methods, they were divided into control group(n=70; treated with tobramycin and dexamethasone eye ointment 3 times per day for 1wk, levofloxacin eye drops 3 times per day for 1wk, pranoprofen eye drops 4 times per day for 1mo), polyacrylic acid group(n=70; besides the treatment of control group, polyacrylic acid was used 4 times per for 1mo), polyethylene glycol group(n=70; besides the treatment of control group, polyethylene glycol was used 4 times per for 1mo)and sodium hyaluronate group(n=70; besides the treatment of control group, sodium hyaluronate was used 4 times per for 1mo). The tear film break up time(BUT), Schirmer Ⅰ test(SⅠt), symptoms of dry eye and corneal staining in four groups were observed. RESULTS:(1)BUT: The BUT of the four groups significantly increased after treatment(PPPPPPPPPPP>0.05); sodium hyaluronate group was significant lower than other groups in corneal staining score at 3wk and 1mo after treatment(PCONCLUSION: Artificial tears in the treatment of xerophthalmia after cataract phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation has better clinical efficacy, which contains sodium hyaluronate may be the better than others.

Keywords

• artificial tears
• phacoemulsification
• intraocular lens implantation
• xerophthalmia
• xerophthalmia