Evaluation of Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping

Optovue

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dry Eye and Contact Lens Wear

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01712022

200-48071

Details and patient eligibility

About

Optovue has developed a new feature for mapping corneal epithelial thickness. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the accuracy and repeatability of the epithelial thickness measurement. Consented subjects will undergo a series of cornea measurements using optical coherence tomography (OCT) that will be used for analysis.

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Able and willing to provide consent
• Able and willing to complete the required examinations
• DRY EYE GROUP ONLY: Clinical diagnosis of dry eye
• CONTACT LENS GROUP ONLY: Regular contact lens wear

Exclusion criteria

• History of ocular surgery
• History of laser refractive surgery
• History of cataract surgery
• DRY EYE GROUP ONLY: Corneal pathology not associated with dry eye
• CONTACT LENS GROUP ONLY: Corneal pathology including dry eye
• NORMAL GROUP ONLY: History of contact lens wear or dry eye or corneal pathology

Trial design

88 participants in 3 patient groups

Dry Eye

Description:

clinical diagnosis of dry eye

Contact Lens

Description:

routine wear of contact lens

Normal

Description:

Not having history of dry eye or contact lens wear or corneal pathology or surgery