Effectiveness of Seydana oil in combination treatment of herpetic endothelial keratitis

Abstract

Purpose: to study the effectiveness of seydana (black cumin) oil in combined treatment of herpetic endothelial keratitis. Material and methods. The study included 68 patients (68 eyes) with herpetic endothelial keratitis, developed after cataract surgery. 35 men and 33 women aged 39 to 73 (58.3 ± 8.9) years were divided into two equal groups. The main group (34 patients, 34 eyes) received conventional treatment supplemented with black cumin oil, while the comparison group of 34 patients (34 eyes) received conventional treatment alone.Results. Cornea infiltration in the main group resorbed sooner than in the comparison group (18.43 ± 0.3 days and 23.2 ± 0.5 days respectively; p < 0.05). The treatment lasted shorter in the main group compared with the comparison group (22.1 ± 0.1 days vs. 25.2 ± 0.3 days; p < 0.05). Complete epithelialization was averagely noted on the 19th to the 21st day of treatment (respectively, 19.6 ± 0.9 and of 21.12 ± 0.6; p > 0.05). Visual acuity improved to achieve, respectively, 0.51 ± 0.24 and 0.44 ± 0.17 (p > 0.05).Conclusion. The patients who received seydana oil in addition to conventional treatment showed a significantly higher therapeutic effect in some parameters (resorption time of corneal infiltration and duration of treatment) than the comparison group.