Skip to main content

Table 3 Clinical inflammatory features of alkali chemical injury on rabbit's cornea between conventional treated and honey treated group

From: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Tualang honey in alkali injury on the eyes of rabbits: Experimental animal study

 

Conventional Treated Group

n = 5

 

Honey Treated Group

n = 5

 
 

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Mild

Moderate

Severe

P value

Conjunctival hyperemia

       

12 hours

0

0

5

0

0

5

-

24 hours

0

0

5

0

0

5

-

72 hours

0

1

4

0

0

5

1.000a

   5 days

0

4

1

0

2

3

0.524a

   7 days

0

4

1

0

4

1

1.000a

Corneal edema

       

12 hours

0

2

3

0

2

3

1.000a

24 hours

0

2

3

0

0

5

0.444a

72 hours

1

1

3

0

0

5

0.287b

   5 days

1

0

4

0

0

5

1.000a

   7 days

1

0

4

0

1

4

0.368b

Epithelial defect

       

12 hours

0

0

5

0

0

5

-

24 hours

0

0

5

0

0

5

-

72 hours

0

0

5

0

2

3

0.444a

   5 days

0

1

4

1

1

3

0.565b

   7 days

0

4

1

3

2

0

0.097b

  1. aFisher Exact test, p < 0.05 significant
  2. bChi-Square test, p < 0.05 significant