Status:
COMPLETED
Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Allergan
Conditions:
Dry Eye Syndromes
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
To assess the reading function impairment in patients with dry eye and to assess the effects of reading on the ocular surface.
Detailed Description
This study is being done to understand how reading is affected in people with dry eye in comparison with healthy controls and what effect reading has on the ocular surface in patients with dry eye.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age of 50 or greater,
- literacy in English language,
- ability to give informed consent
Exclusion
- binocular vision below 20/25,
- any ocular surgery within the last 3 months,
- mental issues,
- illiteracy,
- language problems which might possibly interfere with reading ability,
- history of taking or current use of topical prescription anti-inflammatory eye drops (including, cyclosporine and steroids as well as any glaucoma eye drops).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01826812
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
November 1 2015
Last Update
February 15 2018
Active Locations (1)
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The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287