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ABSTRACT: Background
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca affects 5% to 33% of the population and is often accompanied by symptoms such as burning and dryness. This pooled analysis evaluated total and central corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) in patients receiving OTX-101 0.09% or vehicle in phase 2b/3 and 3 studies and whether improvements in corneal staining correlated with improved visual acuity.Methods
In these randomized, vehicle-controlled studies, patients received 1 drop of OTX-101 or vehicle in both eyes twice daily. Corneal staining was performed at baseline and days 28, 56, and 84. CFS was evaluated in each zone (0-to-4 scale); total corneal staining (0-to-20 scale per eye) was averaged over both eyes. Pooled safety assessments included adverse event monitoring.Results
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SUBMITTER: Malhotra R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749965 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature