Table 1: Mean ± standard deviation of the ocular surface parameters that were measured between two groups.

Parameters

Pterygium group (N = 100)

Control group (N = 100)

P-value

OSDI score

13.7 ± 0.8

9.8 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Lid margin abnormality

1.2 ± 0.7

0.7 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Meibum expression

1.4 ± 0.5

0.4 ± 0.5

< 0.001

TBUT (Secs)

4.4 ± 0.6

6.6 ± 1.2

< 0.001

SIT (mm)

10.3 ± 0.4

10.1 ± 0.3

 0.076 (> 0.05)

Lower tear meniscus evaluated by TD-OCT

TMH (µm)

225.12 ± 14.24

228.78 ± 14.00

0.198 (> 0.05)

TMD (µm)

197.08 ± 13.21

201.44 ± 27.81

0.319 (> 0.05)

TMA (10-9 mm2)

25631.02 ± 456.60

25777.28 ± 477.87

0.121 (> 0.05)

OSDI: Ocular Surface Disease Index; TBUT: Tear Break-Up Time; SIT: Schirmer's Test; TMH: Tear Meniscus Height; TMD: Tear Meniscus Depth; TMA: Tear Meniscus Area; Secs: Seconds; Mm: Millimeters; µm: Micrometres