Table 1
Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels (μg/l) in tears of 30 patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis before and after topical treatment with disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) or lodoxamide (range (SD))
| DSCG | Lodoxamide | |
| Before | 343.8 (363.3) | 560.4 (756.7) |
| (18–1690) | (6–2360) | |
| (n=26) | (n=24) | |
| After | 571.3 (777.1) | 241.4 (376.8) |
| (6–2387) | (6–1590) | |
| (n=26) | (n=23) | |
| p Value | NS | 0.01 |
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n=Number of eyes with tears available for ECP determination.
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↵Wilcoxon sign rank test.
