Abstract
Purpose :
Evaluation of tear break-up time in patients with dry eye disease after 90 days of topical using of alpha lipoic acid eyedrops
Methods :
42 patients (19 men and 23 women) with dry eye disease started using alpha lipoic acid eyedrops three times a day. Tear break-up time test was performed in all patients at baseline and on the ninetieth day of the treatment
Results :
The average tear break-up time time was 6.8 ± 0.4 seconds at baseline and 8.7 ± 0.5 seconds on the ninethieth day of the treatment
Conclusions :
1. Studied alpha lipoic acid eyedrops elongate tear break-up time in evaluated group of dry eye disease patients.
2. Alpha lipoic acid eyedrops may improve tear stability
This abstract was presented at the 2019 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Vancouver, Canada, April 28 - May 2, 2019.