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Evaluation of Tear Film Lipid Layer Thickness Change After Cataract Surgery

NCT02567565 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-10-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will compare cataract patients before and after phacoemulsification. Evaluations will be performed before and 1 and 3 months following cataract surgery, including measurement of tear film lipid layer thickness, tear film break up time, Schirmer test, corneal and conjunctival fluorescein staining, examination of lid margins and meibomian glands, and the Ocular Surface Disease Index.

Conditions

  • Cataract Patients

Interventions

OTHER

LipiView

tear film lipid layer thickness measured by LipiView interferometer (TearScience Inc, Morrisville, NC)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yonsei University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tae-im Kim, MD, Ph.D · Severance Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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