Table 2

Treatment information in patients treated with topical interferon for conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)

1 million IU/ml3 million IU/mlp Value
Topical therapy successful at eliminating CIN81% (17/21)92% (11/12)0.41
Median time (months) to CIN resolution (95% confidence interval) (n)*2.8 (2.0 to 3.5) (17)1.9 (0.0 to 5.4) (11)0.55
Median time (months) on therapy* (range) (n)3.6 (0.9 to 14.7) (17)4.3 (1.3 to 10.2) (11)0.55
Side effects of therapy10% (2/21)17% (2/12)
 Ocular discomfort210.55
 Photophobia01
Median time (months) of follow-up (range) (n)19.7 (3.1 to 116) (21)47.4 (1.4 to 86) (12)0.53
  • * In patients with successful resolution on topical therapy