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Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients

NCT01826812 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2018-02-15

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Summary

To assess the reading function impairment in patients with dry eye and to assess the effects of reading on the ocular surface.

Conditions

  • Dry Eye Syndromes

Interventions

OTHER

30 minutes sustained reading

The participants will be given a text to read silently in 30 minutes.

OTHER

Dry eye exam

Tear break-up time, tear collection, osmolarity, Schirmer test, corneal and conjunctival staining.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Esen K Akpek, MD · The Johns Hopkins University

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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