Defining the Conjunctival Staining Method: Instillation Volume and Time Course to Assess Staining With Lissamine Green

Primary outcomes

1. Conjunctival Staining at 1 Minute

   Time frame: 1 minute after instillation

   Lissamine green was instilled in each eye. Conjunctival staining was assessed by the investigator in the nasal and temporal sections. The Oxford Scheme was used for each section, with a possible score of 0-5 for each section, where 0=absent and 5=severe. The nasal and temporal scores were summed, for a possible score of 0-10 for each eye. Each subject was represented by a single eye, referred to as the "study eye." The study eye was defined as the eye that attained the highest stain at any measurement time point during the screening visit.

2. Conjunctival Staining at 2 Minutes

   Time frame: 2 minutes after instillation

   Lissamine green was instilled in each eye. Conjunctival staining was assessed by the investigator in the nasal and temporal sections. The Oxford Scheme was used for each section, with a possible score of 0-5 for each section, where 0=absent and 5=severe. The nasal and temporal scores were summed, for a possible score of 0-10 for each eye. Each subject was represented by a single eye, referred to as the "study eye." The study eye was defined as the eye that attained the highest stain at any measurement time point during the screening visit.

3. Conjunctival Staining at 3 Minutes

   Time frame: 3 minutes after instillation

   Lissamine green was instilled in each eye. Conjunctival staining was assessed by the investigator in the nasal and temporal sections. The Oxford Scheme was used for each section, with a possible score of 0-5 for each section, where 0=absent and 5=severe. The nasal and temporal scores were summed, for a possible score of 0-10 for each eye. Each subject was represented by a single eye, referred to as the "study eye." The study eye was defined as the eye that attained the highest stain at any measurement time point during the screening visit.

4. Conjunctival Staining at 4 Minutes

   Time frame: 4 minutes after instillation

   Lissamine green was instilled in each eye. Conjunctival staining was assessed by the investigator in the nasal and temporal sections. The Oxford Scheme was used for each section, with a possible score of 0-5 for each section, where 0=absent and 5=severe. The nasal and temporal scores were summed, for a possible score of 0-10 for each eye. Each subject was represented by a single eye, referred to as the "study eye." The study eye was defined as the eye that attained the highest stain at any measurement time point during the screening visit.

5. Conjunctival Staining at 5 Minutes

   Time frame: 5 minutes after instillation

   Lissamine green was instilled in each eye. Conjunctival staining was assessed by the investigator in the nasal and temporal sections. The Oxford Scheme was used for each section, with a possible score of 0-5 for each section, where 0=absent and 5=severe. The nasal and temporal scores were summed, for a possible score of 0-10 for each eye. Each subject was represented by a single eye, referred to as the "study eye." The study eye was defined as the eye that attained the highest stain at any measurement time point during the screening visit.