Moxibustion with Walnut Shell Spectacles Could Improve the Objective Symptoms and Tear Film Stability of Patients with Dry Eye Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

TBUT changes during the trial.

Time		FAS analysis		PPS analysis
		Moxibustion group	Artificial tear group	Moxibustion group	Artificial tear group
Left eye	Baseline	2.89 ± 1.35	3.37 ± 1.74	3.02 ± 1.32	3.49 ± 1.75
	Baseline—2 week	−0.27 ± 1.67	−0.45 ± 2.20	−0.30 ± 1.77	−0.49 ± 2.34
	Baseline—4 week	−0.86 ± 1.90^△	−0.56 ± 2.07	−0.84 ± 1.82^△	−0.57 ± 2.12
Right eye	Baseline	3.02 ± 1.57	3.28 ± 1.70	3.12 ± 1.58	3.40 ± 1.71
	Baseline—2 week	−0.31 ± 2.08	−0.42 ± 2.22	−0.35 ± 2.20	−0.45 ± 2.36
	Baseline—4 week	−0.84 ± 2.08^△	−0.82 ± 2.06^△	−0.86 ± 2.12^△	−0.84 ± 2.23^△

Note: TBUT: tear film break-up time.