Dry Eye
Conditions
Keywords
USB eyemask
Brief summary
Portable USB-powered eyemasks provide convenience to dry eye sufferers to perform eyelid warming at home. Such eyemasks can be plugged into a copyrighted device developed in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic that tracks patients' usage. This revolutionary device transmits a signal and is sent to a cloud system whenever the device is used and activity of usage will be recorded. The cloud database only allows access to administrator and will be password protected. You or your physician can monitor the frequency of eyelid warming over a long period.
Detailed description
Dry eye is a very common condition that can cause blurring of vision associated with reading, grittiness, eyelid heaviness and poor tolerance of light. Up to 80% of dry eye is due to blocked oil glands in the eyelids known as Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and scientific studies have shown that sustained eyelid warming at 40-42°C for at least 8 minutes a day is effective to control this condition and increase the tear film layer thickness. Portable USB-powered eyemasks provide convenience to dry eye sufferers to perform eyelid warming at home. Such eyemasks can be plugged into a copyrighted device developed in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic that tracks patients' usage. This revolutionary device transmits a signal and is sent to a cloud system whenever the device is used and activity of usage will be recorded. The cloud database only allows access to administrator and will be password protected. You or your physician can monitor the frequency of eyelid warming over a long period. To further encourage eyelid warming to be performed more frequently, the signal can also be sent to a participating games server which hastens progress in the game. Thus, addiction to online games, which usually worsens symptoms of dry eye can now be a way to treat dry eye.
Interventions
DEVICEUSB Eye Mask
To evaluate the acceptance of the USB eye mask via questionnaire and also to monitor the use of USB eye mask over a period of 2 months.
Sponsors
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore
Singapore National Eye Centre
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Subjects must be 21 years or older. 2. Subject must have severe MGD 3. Subject must be willing to answer the questions in the questionnaire 4. Subject must be willing to use the USB-powered eyemask as instructed 5. Subject must have the ability to provide informed consent 6. Subject must be willing to come back for follow-up visit
Exclusion criteria
1. Any other specified reason as determined by the clinical investigator. 2. Is pregnant, lactating or planning a pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance of USB eyemask questionnaire | 2 months +/-14 days | Participants will be asked to answer some questionnaires on acceptance and evaluation of USB eye mask |
Countries
Singapore
Outcome results
None listed