Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients

Johns Hopkins University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dry Eye Syndromes

Treatments: Other: Dry eye exam; Other: 30 minutes sustained reading

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01826812

NA_00082755

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

This study is being done to understand how reading is affected in people with dry eye in comparison with healthy controls and what effect reading has on the ocular surface in patients with dry eye.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age of 50 or greater,
• literacy in English language,
• ability to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• binocular vision below 20/25,
• any ocular surgery within the last 3 months,
• mental issues,
• illiteracy,
• language problems which might possibly interfere with reading ability,
• history of taking or current use of topical prescription anti-inflammatory eye drops (including, cyclosporine and steroids as well as any glaucoma eye drops).

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Dry Eye

Description:

The patients with Sjogren Syndrome related or non-Sjogren Syndrome related dry eye. The participants will be asked some questions. Before and after reading a text silently in 30 minutes "30 minutes sustained reading", a detailed dry eye exam will be performed.

Treatment:

Other: 30 minutes sustained reading

Other: Dry eye exam

Controls

Description:

The patients without dry eye. The participants will be asked some questions. Before and after reading a text silently in 30 minutes "30 minutes sustained reading", a detailed dry eye exam will be performed.

Treatment:

Other: 30 minutes sustained reading

Other: Dry eye exam