Validation of the DECA criteria for allergic conjunctivitis severity and control

Table 3 Mean (standard deviation) of the different validated patient reported outcomes for controlled versus not controlled AC control assessed by the DECA criteria

	DECA criteria		p
	Controlled	Not controlled
Ocular symptoms (0–3), mean (SD)
Pruritus	0.94 (0.86)	2.00 (0.71)	< 0.0001
Tearing	0.65 (0.89)	1.62 (0.82)	< 0.0001
Redness	0.60 (0.81)	1.76 (0.99)	< 0.0001
rTOSS score (0–9), mean (SD)	2.19 (2.25)	5.38 (1.97)	< 0.0001
Ocular symptoms by VAS (0–10 cm), mean (SD)
Pruritus	0.94 (0.86)	2.00 (0.71)	< 0.0001
Tearing	0.65 (0.89)	1.62 (0.82)	< 0.0001
Redness	0.60 (0.81)	1.76 (0.99)	< 0.0001
ESPRINT-15 (0–6), mean (SD) Question 4*	1.75 (1.60)	4.33 (1.40)	< 0.0001
RCAT (5-1), mean (SD) Question 3**	3.68 (1.13)	2.20 (0.96)	< 0.0001

DECA: Spanish document on allergic conjunctivitis; ESPRINT-15: Spanish allergic rhinitis quality of life questionnaire; RCAT: rhinitis control assessment test; rTOSS: reflective total ocular symptom score; VAS: visual analogue scale
* ESPRINT-15 Question 4: “In the past 2 weeks, how much have you been bothered by itchy eyes or having to rub your eyes?”
** RCAT Question 3: “During the past week, how often did you have watery eyes?”

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