Effect of Preserved Versus Preservative‐Free Artificial Tears on the Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping by MS‐39 in Dry Eye Patients
Although both preservative-free and preserved artificial tears show an increase in epithelial thickness using MS-39 and improvement in OSDI, preservative-free artificial tears show superiority, subjectively and objectively, compared to preserved artificial tears using even lighter preservatives, being a safer option for long-term application.
Authors
- Ahmed Rashad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-4339)
- Mohamed Hosny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7243-0224)
- Aliaa A. Farag
- Jorge L. Alió (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8082-1751)
- Ghada A. Nassar
Institutions
- Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
- Cairo University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/joph/9923353
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00