Health Condition 1: H578- Other specified disorders of eye and adnexa
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kamya baby mathew
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing serum vitamin D levels in the hospital belonging to any gender in the age groupwith or without symptoms of dry eyes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Vitamin D therapy in the last 3 months 2.Known cases of dry eyes like sjogrens syndrome,rheumatoid arthritis,or other skin or connective tissue disorders 3.Systemic conditions:diabetes,thyroid disorders 4.Contact lens wearers,chronic ocular therapy for any condition 5.Smokers whose smoking load less than six cigarettes per day for atleast two year 6.Chronic or acute dacryocystitis/status post sac surgery 7.Chemical injuries to the eye in the past 8.Chronic conjunctivitis suggestive of infective or allergic etiology 9.Ocular surgery in the past (intraocular/extraocular) 10.Lid abnormalities like ptosis,blepharitis,lagophthalmos,ectropion,entropion,meibomian gland dysfunction 11.Antihistaminic therapy in the past 3 months 12.Pregnant/lactatingwomen/oral contraceptive use 13.Screen time more than 6 hours/day
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 Presence of symptomatic dry eye syndrome in patients with Vitamin -D deficiency and Vitamin D insufficiency 2 Presence of abnormal TBUT,Schirmers test and Ocular surface staining in patients with Vitamin D deficiency and Vitamin D insufficiency Timepoint: Since it is a cross-sectional study,the primary outcome will be measured at baseline. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of abnormal dry eye syndrome with Vitamin D status. The above will also be correlated with age and gender.Timepoint: Since it is a cross-sectional study,the secondary outcome will be measured at baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactKamya Baby Mathew
Department of ophthalmology,Yenepoya Medical College
Outcome results
None listed