Chronic graft versus host disease Eye Diseases Severe dry eye
Conditions
Interventions
Silicone hydrogel Contact Lens use. Patients wore contact lenses continuously and
replaced their contact lenses for every week to once in four weeks. Only patients with more than six m
Sponsors
Ciba Vision (Japan)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Severe cGVHD dry eye subjects with fibrotic lid changes and trichiasis refractory to treatment with non-preserved artificial tears 2. Autologous serum eye drops 3. Bilateral punctal occlusion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mild cGVHD patients 2. cGVHD
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain relief | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vital staining score | — |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed