| Literature DB >> 17950639 |
Ron Ofri1, George N Lambrou, Ingrid Allgoewer, Uwe Graenitz, Teresa M Pena, Bernhard M Spiess, Elisabeth Latour.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pimecrolimus oil-based eye drops in alleviating the clinical signs of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) in dogs and to compare the efficacy with that of cyclosporine A (CsA) ointment. An open-label, multicenter study enrolling 44 dogs previously untreated with CsA was conducted. Dogs were randomly assigned to a treatment group and medicated twice daily for 8 weeks. After that time the mean increase (+/-SEM) in the Schirmer tear test was 9.2+/-1.6 mm/min in the pimecrolimus group and 5.8+/-1.1 mm/min in the CsA group (P=0.085). The improvement in clinical signs of inflammation in eyes treated with pimecrolimus was significantly greater than in eyes treated with CsA (P=0.02). The results show that 1% pimecrolimus oily eye drops are as safe as and more effective than CsA ointment in controlling KCS in dogs.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17950639 DOI： 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.08.034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet J ISSN： 1090-0233 Impact factor: 2.688