Health Condition 1: H049- Disorder of lacrimal system, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Intervention3: Nil: Nil
Intervention4: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Niranjana P
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Adults aged 18 years and above of both sexes 2.Patients with symptoms suggestive of dry eye (burning, grittiness, foreign body sensation, photophobia etc). 3.Positive Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score more than 13. 4.Willingness to give informed consent and undergo tests
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.History of ocular surgery or trauma in the past 6 months. 2.Presence of active ocular infection, inflammation or allergy. 3.Patients unable to cooperate with diagnostic procedures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the correlation between Non-Invasive Tear Film Break-Up Time (NITBUT) measured by LacriDiag and the Fluorescein Tear Film Break-Up Time (FTBUT) in patients diagnosed with dry eye disease.Timepoint: BOTH TESTS ARE ASSESSED IN SAME DAY ONE AFTER OTHER | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of NITBUT, using FTBUT as the clinical reference standard. To assess reproducibility of NITBUT measurements using LacriDiag Timepoint: 9 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRAJESH PRABU V
Sankara Eye Hospital, Coimbatore
Outcome results
None listed