Treating socket discharge and discomfort: a crossover randomised trial of vitamin A ointment, low-dose steroid eyedrops and artificial tears
Vitamin A ointment demonstrated the most consistent benefit in anophthalmic patients wearing ocular prostheses, whereas artificial tears and low-dose steroid drops were associated with clinically relevant improvement in a subset of individual patients with chronic irritation and discharge.
Authors
- Dyonne T. Hartong
- Stijn W. Genders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-560X)
- Rachel Kalmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7038-4554)
- Adriaan D. Coumou
- Arthur Yu Xiang Liu
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2025-329044
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Stichting Steunfonds Uitzicht
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht