None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To determine whether an antibacterial contact lens can prevent bacterial colonisation of the lens during wear, and can be worn safely. Both the dispensing optometrist and subject wearing lenses will be masked to which lens is being used
Interventions
Comparison of the performance of antibacterial furanone contact lenses to standard marketed highly oxygen permeable contact lenses with overnight wear on a 30 day diposable basis. The study may continue for up to 6 months. Subjects will wear a test antibacterial lens in one eye, and the control marketed lens in the other eye.
Sponsors
Institute for Eye Research
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Able to read, comprehend and sign a record of informed consent• Willing to comply with the wearing and study visit schedule as directed by the investigator;•Have a need for correction in both eyes and be correctable with spherical hydrogel contact lenses.
Exclusion criteria
Any systemic or ocular condition that may preclude safe wearing of contact lenses (e.g. active corneal infection, severe dry eye, hypoesthesia).
Outcome results
None listed