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Correlation between lymphotoxin-a concentrations and conjunctival goblet cell density in dry eye patients

Correlation between lymphotoxin-a concentrations and conjunctival goblet cell density in dry eye patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500097935
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-02-27
Start date
2021-03-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dry eye

Interventions

The control group:None

Sponsors

Hankou Aier Eye Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria of mild dry eye group: meeting the diagnostic criteria of dry eye; There were no obvious signs of ocular surface injury (corneal fluorescein staining points =5 corneal fluorescein staining points =30, BUT< 2s. Corneal fluorescein spots fuse into coarse spots, flakes or accompanied by filaments. Inclusion criteria of the non-dry eye group: according to the diagnostic criteria of dry eye in China's Expert Consensus on Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of dry eye (2020 edition), the subjects had no signs and symptoms of dry eye.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with eye surface drops of sodium fluorescein allergy; (2) Patients who have undergone eye surgery or trauma within the last 3 months; (3) Patients who received lacrimal embolization within 1 month; (4) active ocular surface infection or ocular surface infection within 1 month; (5) Patients with endophthalmitis or a history of endophthalmitis; (6) Patients with a history of viral keratitis infection; (7) Patients with thyroid-related eye diseases; (8) Patients with dry eye associated with sjogren's syndrome; (9) Patients who took doxycycline, glucocorticoids or other immunosuppressants orally within 1 month; (10) Patients with topical use of glucocorticoids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within 2 weeks, and topical use of cyclosporine and immunosuppressants within 1 month; (11) Patients who have used diquafosol sodium eye drops; (12) Severe MGD patients (any of the following can be excluded) : 1) Eye discomfort affects work and life; 2) palpebral margin hypertrophy, obvious neovascularization, meibomian gland opening visible fat supposers; 3) No secretion was extruded from all glands; 4) Palpebral lipids are toothpaste-like; 5) Absence of meibomian gland > 2/3; 6) Corneal epithelium and superficial stroma were damaged.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The density of conjunctival goblet cells;LTA level;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the Chinese Dry Eye Questionnaire survey;CSF and TFBUT ;Schirmer I test;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQingyan Zeng

Hankou Aier Eye Hospital

zengqingyan1972@163m.co+86 139 7100 9610

Outcome results

None listed

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