Are Corneal Epithelial Defects Related to Changes in Ocular Bacterial Flora in Patients With ANLDO

Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02234700

TASMC-14-AA-0071-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison between patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction and healthy patients and the influence of their bacterial flora on the corneal epithelium.

Full description

Any patient with nasolacrimal duct obstruction above the age of 18 Comparing changes in their bacterial ocular flora to healthy patients without obstruction and above 18 years of age

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older, nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Exclusion criteria

• younger then 18 years of age
• ocular infections
• patients after repair of lacrimal duct surgery
• systemic active diseases
• patients taking medication that are know to influence bacterial flora of the eye