Effect of thermal pulsation treatment on tear film parameters in dry eye disease patients

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Table 1 Effect of thermal pulsation on objective tear film parameters and symptoms of dry eye disease

Variable	Number of eyes	Pretreatment, mean (SD)	Posttreatment, mean (SD)	P-value
Osmolarity (mOsms/L)	106	303.3 (12.9)	302.8 (16.43)	0.763
Baseline >307	39	317.10 (8.1)	306.59 (19.52)	0.002
Baseline >307 or >7 difference	58	309.71 (13.1)	304.10 (16.92)	0.026
Tear break-up time(s)	164	4.53 (1.4)	8.50 (1.73)	<0.001
Ocular surface disease index	81	50.48 (25.1)	41.35 (26.44)	0.024
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 assay	114	57/114 positive	30/114 positive	<0.0001

Note: Bold values are statistically significant.