Guanghao Qin, Jiayan Chen, Liangzhe Li, Yifan Qi, Yimeng Chen, Qing Zhang, Yi Wu, Yue You, Lanting Yang, Naici Guo, Salissou Moutari, Shaochong Bu, Jonathan E Moore, Ling Xu, Wei He, Sile Yu, Xingru He, Emmanuel Eric Pazo
Purpose: Diabetes mellitus has been associated with increased dry eye disease (DED) and exacerbates DED's pathology. This preliminary short-term study aimed to evaluate the effects of 3% Diquafosol Sodium ophthalmic solution (DQS) on ocular surface inflammation and corneal nerve density in diabetic dry eye (DDE) patients. Methods: In this perspective, participants used 1 drop of 3% DQS (Diquas; Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan) 6 times daily for 8 weeks. Non-invasive tear breakup time (NITBUT), tear film lipid layer (TFLL), conjunctival hyperemia [redness score (RS)], corneoconjunctival staining (CFS), corneal sensitivity (CS), Meibomian gland quality (MGQ) and Meibomian gland expressibility (MGEx), corneal nerve fiber density (CNFD), and Standard Patient Evaluation Eye Dryness (SPEED) questionnaire were assessed at baseline, at weeks 4, and up to 8 weeks...
December 13, 2023: Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics