EFFECTIVE CORRECTION POSSIBILITIES FOR CONTACT LENS-ASSOCIATED DRY EYE SYNDROME

Abstract

The article presents research study results on a comparative assessment of the possibilities of correcting dry eye syndrome (DES) developing against the background of long-term contact lens wear using 0.2% sodium hyaluronate and 0.05% cyclosporine emulsion. The study included 33 patients (63 eyes) aged 15 to 38 years. The patients used hydrogel contact lenses. The duration of wearing contact lenses in the examined patients ranged from 6 months to 8 years. Factors accompanying the course of the chronic process are refractive anomalies, gastrointestinal diseases and dry eye syndrome. Patients using contact lenses were divided into 2 subgroups depending on the prescribed treatment. Patients of subgroup 1 were prescribed Xiloial Zero and Vit-A-dex lubricants, which have a corneoprotective effect, as replacement therapy, and patients of subgroup 2 were supplemented with 0.05% cyclosporine eye drops (Depores, Deva) to the above-mentioned basic therapy. The effectiveness of treatment in both groups of patients was studied dynamically based on the results of functional diagnostic methods after 1, 3 and 6 months from the start of treatment. Although both groups of patients achieved high results 3 months after treatment, the use of 0.05% cyclosporine emulsion as an anti-inflammatory treatment added to basic therapy provides more positive clinical results.