Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01826812
Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients
Functional Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients and Effects of Sustained Reading on the Ocular Surface
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 200 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
To assess the reading function impairment in patients with dry eye and to assess the effects of reading on the ocular surface.
Detailed description
This study is being done to understand how reading is affected in people with dry eye in comparison with healthy controls and what effect reading has on the ocular surface in patients with dry eye.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | 30 minutes sustained reading | The participants will be given a text to read silently in 30 minutes. |
| OTHER | Dry eye exam | Tear break-up time, tear collection, osmolarity, Schirmer test, corneal and conjunctival staining. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-11-01
- Completion
- 2015-11-01
- First posted
- 2013-04-09
- Last updated
- 2018-02-15
- Results posted
- 2016-03-24
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01826812. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.