Efficacy of 2% Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose and Bandage Contact Lens for the Management of Dry Eye Disease after Cataract Surgery

Table 1

Comparison of basic information, preoperative parameters, and operation conditions.

Parameters	BSS	HPMC	BCL	H&B	P value
Eyes	16	19	14	14
Age (years)	69.44 ± 4.97	67.74 ± 6.07	67.79 ± 7.98	65.50 ± 5.05	0.381
Sex (M/F)	2 : 14	4 : 15	3 : 11	2 : 12	0.875
Eye (OD/OS)	9 : 7	7 : 12	6 : 8	7 : 7	0.691
Operation time (s)	325.06 ± 56.59	330.42 ± 52.95	331.79 ± 65.41	302.79 ± 47.75	0.474
CDE	3.02 ± 1.03	3.07 ± 1.41	3.06 ± 1.02	3.08 ± 1.45	0.999
BSS consumption (mL)	4.00 ± 0.63	1.05 ± 0.23	3.93 ± 0.73	3.71 ± 0.83	0.002
TMH (mm)	0.18 ± 0.03	0.17 ± 0.06	0.20 ± 0.07	0.17 ± 0.06	0.259
BUT (s)	9.57 ± 5.98	9.13 ± 5.67	8.40 ± 5.97	9.33 ± 7.12	0.864
CFS	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.857
OSDI	22.41 ± 10.99	23.80 ± 9.24	21.32 ± 12.10	21.54 ± 12.68	0.620

BSS, balanced salt solution; HPMC, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; BCL, bandage contact lens; H&B, combined hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and bandage contact lens; OD, right eye; OS, left eye; CDE, cumulative dissipated energy; TMH, tear meniscus height; BUT, break-up time; CFS, corneal fluorescein staining; OSDI, Ocular Surface Disease Index; M, male; F, female.