Status:
WITHDRAWN
Punctal Plugs and Iodine Related Discomfort
Lead Sponsor:
University of New Mexico
Conditions:
Dry Eye Syndromes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Purpose: Intravitreal injection of medications has revolutionized the treatment microvascular diseases. These diseases often require regular, life-long injections. Ensuring patient comfort is importan...
Detailed Description
Retina specialists treat many diseases of the posterior segment of the eye by the delivery of medications via intravitreal injections. Many of these medications are monoclonal antibodies that need to ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients seen at Eye Associates of New Mexico Retina Center or the University of New Mexico Eye Clinic
- Three consecutive monthly intravitreal injections
- Patients whose OSDI score indicate dry eye (score greater than 12)
- Greater than 18 years old
- Males and Females
Exclusion
- previous punctal plugs
- punctal cautery
- active infection
- history of ocular infection
- herpes simplex virus
- herpes zoster virus
- previous eyelid trauma
- surgery
- graft versus host disease
- and thyroid eye disease
- Women whom are pregnant or may become pregnant
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 26 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 7 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03396809
Start Date
July 26 2017
End Date
December 7 2018
Last Update
March 13 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Eye Associates of New Mexico Retina Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87109