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Br J Ophthalmol 88:647-652 doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.026211
  • Clinical science
    • Extended reports

Comparison of autologous serum eye drops with conventional therapy in a randomised controlled crossover trial for ocular surface disease

Table 5

Table of impression cytology, rose bengal, and fluorescein clearance scores

Patient Conv Rx IC grade R Conv Rx IC grade L Serum IC grade R Serum IC grade L Conv RB score Serum RB score Conv FCT Serum FCT
For impression cytology, figures in bold represent an improvement and those in italics a deterioration with serum compared to conventional.
Conv Rx  =  conventional treatment; Serum Rx  =  serum treatment; RVA  =  right visual acuity; LVA  =  left visual acuity; PL  =  perception of light; HM  =  hand movements at 1 metre; CF  =  counting fingers at 1 metre; AE  =  artificial eye. IC  =  impression cytology; RB  =  rose bengal; FCT  =  fluorescein clearance test.
1 0 1 2 6 4 6 6
2 2 1 2 1 15 14 3 3
3 0 1 7.3 5.5 0 2
4 1 1 1 0 16 16 0 3
5 0 0 0 0 10 10 4 5
6 0 1 7 5 2 2
7 0 0 1 1 10.5 11.5 0 0
8 0 0 2 2 15 8 0 0
9 1 0 6 7 4 4
10 0 0 0 0 12 13 12 12
11 0 1 10 8 3 5
12 0 0 1 1 12 8.3 4 9
13 0 0 0 0 9 9 4
14 2 1 3 3.3 22 9
15 0 0 1 1 6 4 16 0
16 1 1 3 25 3 1

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