The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the controlled adverse environment (CAE) on Mean Break-Up Area in subjects diagnosed with Dry Eye Syndrome.
Single-Center, Pilot, controlled adverse environment (CAE) Study. This is a single-center, one visit, pilot, CAE study. Dry Eye Subjects (N=30) who qualify will undergo tear film video recording, fluorescein staining, and break up time before CAE exposure and after CAE exposure. All subjects will undergo baseline dry eye assessments including fluorescein staining, breakup time, conjunctival redness and tear film video recording. Subjects who qualify will then undergo CAE exposure for 90 minutes. At the end of CAE exposure subjects will undergo dry eye assessments again.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
33
Andover Eye Associates
Andover, Massachusetts, United States
change in tear film break up area
Time frame: change from baseline in tear film break up area at 30 minutes post-CAE at study visit
change in Fluorescein Staining
Time frame: change from baseline in staining at 30 minutes post-CAE
Change in Tear film break up time (TFBUT)
Time frame: change from baseline in tear film break up time at 30 minutes post-CAE
Change in Conjunctival Redness
Time frame: change from baseline in conjunctival redness at 30 minutes post-CAE
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