The research for the association between galectin-3 concentration in tear and severity of dry eye disease

The research for the association between galectin-3 concentration in tear and severity of dry eye disease - The research for the association between galectin-3 concentration in tear and severity of dry eye disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000027931

Enrollment

120

Registered

2017-06-27

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

dry eye disease

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Forty years of age or older, and those whose informed consent was obtained by his / her own will. 2. Those do not have the eye disease and systemic disease including Diabetes. 3. Without history of keratoconjunctival surgery within the past year 4. Dry eye patients diagnosed by Japanese dry eye diagnosis criteria in 2006

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those that can not obtain informed consent for ophthalmic examination. 2. Those that can not obtain informed consent for tear collection. 3. Those taking supplements such as vitamins. 4. With history of keratoconjunctival surgery within the past year.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The concentration of galectin-3 in human tear	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuichi Uchino

Keio University Hospital Department of Ophthalmology

uchino.z2@keio.jp03-3353-1211

Outcome results