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Ocular Surface Evaluation in Patients Treated with Pharmacological Treatment for Presbyopia

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Sonia Facal, Juliana Leiro, Ariel Gualtieri, Cristian Perez, Giovanna Benozzi and Betina Orman

Background: Presbyopia is the progressive deterioration of accommodation and can be treated with a non-invasive pharmacological treatment using eye drops.
Objective: To evaluate the ocular surface integrity and the tear production in patients under pharmacological treatment for presbyopia using eye drops with the combination of pilocarpine and diclofenac during one year. Methods: A total of thirty eyes were included in this study. The evaluation of the influence of the pharmacological treatment of the ocular surface, Schirmer test and tear film break-up time, ocular surface staining and conjunctival impression cytology were performed at baseline (T0) and after one year (T1).
Results: For Schirmer ... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8599.1000218

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