Analyze interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α levels in dry eye and the therapeutic effect of cyclosporine A

Table 4 Comparison of subjective symptoms scores

Group	n	Time	Dry eyes	Photophobia	Foreign body sensation	Feeling tired	Redeyes	Burning sensation
Control group	62	Before treatment	3.82 ± 0.34	1.69 ± 0.24	1.75 ± 0.43	1.93 ± 0.21	1.67 ± 0.21	1.26 ± 0.25
		After treatment	2.18 ± 0.32a	0.77 ± 0.23a	0.72 ± 0.31a	0.89 ± 0.17a	0.67 ± 0.16a	0.56 ± 0.15a
Study group	62	Before treatment	3.97 ± 0.42	1.71 ± 0.32	1.78 ± 0.25	1.91 ± 0.35	1.64 ± 0.32	1.27 ± 0.23
		After treatment	1.54 ± 0.41a,c	0.53 ± 0.14a,c	0.51 ± 0.32a,c	0.70 ± 0.34a,c	0.53 ± 0.15a,c	0.46 ± 0.21a,c

Data are mean ± standard deviation.

^aP < 0.05 for comparison of before and after treatment in the same group.

^cP < 0.05 for comparison to the control group and study group at the same time.