A Safety and Efficacy Study of OPTIVE FUSION™ With VISMED® Multi for the Management of Dry Eye

Global ocular staining of the study eye was graded from 0 to 15 and was the sum of corneal fluorescein staining severity, nasal conjunctiva lissamine green staining severity, and temporal conjunctiva lissamine green staining severity. Staining of the cornea followed ocular administration of fluorescein dye and was graded on a 6-point scale (0=no staining to 5=diffuse staining). Staining of the conjunctiva followed ocular administration of lissamine green dye and was graded on a 6-point scale (0=no staining to 5=diffuse staining). Conjunctival staining was evaluated in two zones, nasal and temporal.

Global ocular staining of the study eye was graded from 0 to 15 and was the sum of corneal fluorescein staining severity, nasal conjunctiva lissamine green staining severity, and temporal conjunctiva lissamine green staining severity. Staining of the cornea followed ocular administration of fluorescein dye and was graded on a 6-point scale (0=no staining to 5=diffuse staining). Staining of the conjunctiva followed ocular administration of lissamine green dye and was graded on a 6-point scale (0=no staining to 5=diffuse staining). Conjunctival staining was evaluated in two zones, nasal and temporal.

The OSDI is a 12-question survey for patients to document their dry eye disease symptoms on a 5-point scale (0=none of the time and 4=all of the time). Higher scores represent greater disability. Scores are totaled over the 12 questions and converted to a score of 0-100 (0=no disability and 100=complete disability). A negative number change from baseline represents an improvement and a positive number change from baseline represents a worsening.

The Schirmer's Test measures the rate of secretion of tears produced by the study eye over 5 minutes. The results indicate the presence of dry eye (Normal = greater than or equal to 10 millimeters (mm) of tears, Dry Eye = less than 10 mm of tears). The smaller the number, the more severe the dry eye. A positive number change from baseline indicates an increase in tears (improvement) and a negative number change from baseline indicates a decrease in tears (worsening).

Subjects assess dry eye symptoms on a 5-point scale (none, mild, moderate, severe, very severe).

Subjects assess global treatment efficacy compared to baseline on a 5-point scale (much worse, worse, about the same, improved, much improved).

Subjects assess treatment acceptability (likability and comfort) on a 5-point scale (strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree).

Investigators assess global treatment efficacy on a 4-point scale (very satisfactory, satisfactory, poor, very poor).

TBUT is the time required for dry spots to appear on the surface of the eye after blinking in the worse eye. The longer it takes, the more stable the tear film. A short TBUT is a sign of poor tear film. A positive number change from baseline indicates an increase in TBUT (improvement) and a negative number change from baseline indicates a decrease in TBUT (worsening).

The Work Productivity and Activity questionnaire assesses the effect of dry eye on the ability of subjects to work and perform regular activities on a scale from 0 to 10 during the past 7 days (0=dry eye had no effect on my work/daily activities to 10=dry eye completely prevented me from working/doing my daily activities). Since not all subjects were in full time employment during the study, not all items of the questionnaire were applicable to all subjects at each visit. Outcomes are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity.

The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye which covers the iris and pupil. Staining of the cornea followed ocular administration of fluorescein dye and was graded on a 6-point scale (0=no staining to 5=diffuse staining). A negative number change from baseline represents a decrease in corneal staining (improvement) and a positive number change from baseline represents an increase in corneal staining (worsening).

The conjunctiva is the clear membrane covering the white surface of the eye. Staining of the conjunctiva followed ocular administration of lissamine green dye and was graded on a 6-point scale (0=no staining to 5=diffuse staining) in the temporal and nasal locations. A negative number change from baseline represents a decrease in corneal staining (improvement) and a positive number change from baseline represents an increase in corneal staining (worsening).

Macroscopic conjunctival hyperemia (eye redness) is graded in the study eye on a 5-point scale (none, trace, mild, moderate, severe).

The number of times the study product is administered per day is recorded.