Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  The Efficacy of a New lubricating Eyedrop in a Lipid Vehicle for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
  Author(s): Chiara Quisisana, Luca Rossetti, Anna Caretti, Michele Dei Cas and Paolo Fogagnolo*
  
  Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the new lipid tear substitute VisuEvo® in patients with dry eye disease (DED). Methods: 19 patients with evaporative or iatrogenic DED were enrolled and evaluated at baseline, week 2 and week 6. After baseline, they were instructed to self-administer VisuEvo three times daily for the whole study duration. Tear break-Up Time (TBUT), Schirmer I, Ferning, osmolarity, cytokine and lipid expression, ocular surface staining, patient satisfaction, and OSDI score were measured. Results: During the study, TBUT progressively increased from 3.0 ± 1.9 sec at baseline to 6.4 ± 1.7 sec at final visit (P<0.0001), and OSDI progressively decreased from 39 ± 12 at baseline to 20 ± 15 at final visit (P<0.0001). Osmolarity significantly reduced from 328 .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9570.20.11.860

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