Figure 2. Comparison of vital staining scores in atopic keratoconjunctivitis patients and normal controls

Note the statistically significant higher vital staining scores in eyes of patients with AKC compared to controls. Fluorescein and Rose- Bengal scores were also significantly higher in eyes of patients using only topical steroids and anti-allergic eye drops compared to patients using an additional treatment of topical CsA. The asterisk denotes that p<0.05. AKC with CsA: Atopic keratoconjunctivitis patients using topical CsA in addition to topical antiallergic and steroid eye drops; AKC without CsA: Atopic keratoconjunctivitis patients using topical antiallergic and steroid eye drops only.