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

Table 3

Comparison of dendritic cell-related parameters.

		Central cornea			Peripheral cornea
		Preoperative	Postoperative	Variation	Preoperative	Postoperative	Variation
Total cells (cells/mm^2)
BSS	15	27.54 ± 8.09	11.00 ± 6.27	−16.54 ± 7.30	13.67 ± 5.69	3.91 ± 5.04	−9.77 ± 6.02
HPMC	17	23.03 ± 8.60	19.08 ± 15.66	−3.95 ± 12.01	16.78 ± 4.68	4.93 ± 6.45	−11.84 ± 2.89
BCL	14	22.77 ± 7.19	39.74 ± 14.32	16.97 ± 8.65	12.05 ± 9.32	20.44 ± 15.81	8.39 ± 6.49
H&B	14	25.67 ± 9.10	32.59 ± 25.26	6.92 ± 27.55	12.05 ± 10.24	13.39 ± 13.62	1.34 ± 17.19
F/H		1.199	9.413	12.954	1.980	8.022	16.438
value		0.318	<0.001	<0.001	0.577	0.011	<0.001
DCs with dendrites (cells/mm^2)
BSS	15	7.03 ± 4.49	4.55 ± 5.21	−2.48 ± 7.97	5.86 ± 4.25	1.56 ± 2.80	−4.30 ± 6.74
HPMC	17	5.59 ± 8.04	6.25 ± 9.32	0.66 ± 1.97	5.26 ± 6.34	0.99 ± 2.34	−4.28 ± 4.68
BCL	14	5.36 ± 5.40	12.59 ± 6.99	7.23 ± 7.01	4.91 ± 4.37	10.85 ± 8.39	5.94 ± 5.08
H&B	14	4.46 ± 4.54	13.39 ± 26.61	8.93 ± 6.03	4.02 ± 5.27	4.02 ± 5.26	0.00 ± 7.35
F/H		0.479	8.021	11.486	0.325	12.192	9.916
value		0.698	0.011	0.002	0.807	<0.001	<0.001

BSS, balanced salt solution; HPMC, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; BCL, bandage contact lens; H&B, combined hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and bandage contact lens; DCs, dendritic cells. ^∗P < 0.05; ^∗∗P < 0.001.