Lubricating eye ointment, eye taping and their combination in preventing exposure keratopathy

A comparative study of efficacy of prophylactic use of lubricating eye ointment, eye taping and their combination in preventing exposure keratopathy in critically ill patients: A pilot study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/063972

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-11

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H188- Other specified disorders of cornea

Interventions

Intervention1: Eyelid taping: Eyelid would be closed every six hours by a piece of tape 1.25 cm in width. A break of 15 minutes will be given during every change of tape Intervention2: Eye ointment: 2

Both will be applied Intervention3: Both: Both eyelid taping will be done and eye ointment will be applied Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients above 18 years of age admitted in critical care unit with impaired blink reflex.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of ophthalmic disease or eye surgery 2. History of injury preventing the eyelids from closing. 3. Previous ICU admissions in the past month. 4. Patients positive for the fluorescein test

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Grading of corneal exposure statusTimepoint: Daily till discharge	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
appearance of any corneal opacificationTimepoint: Daily evaluation till discharge of the patient from critical care units	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Keerti Wali

Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapura, Karnataka

keertignec14@gmail.com8376934338

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026