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Table 2 Postoperative tear film time-course changes compared to preoperative values between study groups

From: Differential time-course tear film quantitative changes following limbal relaxing incisions

 

Preoperative

1-Week

4-Weeks

12-Weeks

Overall

P-value

Preop. Vs. 1 WK

Preop. Vs. 4 WKs

Preop. Vs. 12 WKs

Group-A

TBUT (Sec)

7.41 ± 2.48

4.94 ± 2.36

4.82 ± 1.94

5.59 ± 1.77

0.01

0.01

0.003

0.001

BST (mm)

14.71 ± 8.86

12.88 ± 8.05

13.53 ± 8.97

12.35 ± 8.20

0.88

0.39

0.62

0.16

Group-B

TBUT (Sec)

8.81 ± 5.59

6.38 ± 3.79

7.19 ± 6.45

4.50 ± 3.48

0.04

<  0.001

0.03

0.001

BST (mm)

16.13 ± 9.32

10.56 ± 5.16

10.63 ± 4.77

9.75 ± 6.57

0.05

0.04

0.18

0.05

  1. TBUT Tear Break-up time test, Sec second, BST Basic Schirmer’s test, mm millimeters