Effect of lipid- versus sodium hyaluronate-based eye drops on optical quality and ocular surface parameters

Effects of Lipid- Versus Sodium Hyaluronate-Containing Eye Drops on Optical Quality and Ocular Surface Parameters as a Function of the Meibomian Gland Dropout Rate.

Article specifications

This clinical Study was published in 2018 in Journal of Cornea (IF 2014:2.47) by Austrian specialists. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of lipid- versus sodium hyaluronate-based eye drops on optical quality and ocular surface parameters. Sixty eyes of 30 patients with mild-to-moderate dry eye disease were included in a prospective randomized study. Each patient received either lipid- or sodium hyaluronate-based eye drops. Ocular symptom scores, breakup time, Schirmer test, fluorescein staining, noncontact meibography, and aberrometry were evaluated before and after 3 months of therapy.

 

Results

Lipid-containing artificial tears seem to be superior to sodium hyaluronate-containing drops in terms of improving HO aberrations and optical quality in patients with significant MG dysfunction.