Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Dry Eye Syndromes

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01826812

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

200

Starts

2013-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-15

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• 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).

Where it is running

• The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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