Xerophthalmia
Conditions
Brief summary
200 participants at Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University during September, 2020 to November, 2020 will be enrolled in this study. The meibomian gland related therapy are pulsed light therapy and meibomian gland hot compress massage.
Interventions
Patients with xerophthalmia were treated with intense pulsed light of meibomian gland.
OTHERHot compress massage
Patients with xerophthalmia were treated with hot compress massage of meibomian gland.
Sponsors
Yune Zhao
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Previously untreated patients with xerophthalmia
Exclusion criteria
* No history of ocular surgery and trauma * Any eye diseases except xerophthalmia * No treated for xerophthalmia before * Successful completion of follow-ups
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The length of meibomian glands after the treatment. | up to 2 months | Length in millimeters. |
| The area of meibomian glands after the treatment. | up to 2 months | Area in millimeters\^2. |
| The percentage of meibomian glands after the treatment. | up to 2 months | Percentage of meibomian glands in %(area of meibomian glands (mm\^2) and area of palpebral conjunctiva (mm\^2) will be combined to report percentage of meibomian glands in %) are used to assess this outcome measure. |
Outcome results
None listed