The purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effect and safety of therapeutic bandage contact lenses treating dry eye caused by Sjögren's syndrome.
Comparisons were made between Sjögren's syndrome patients with severe dry eye on the subjective and objective therapeutic effects of the overnight therapeutic bandage contact lenses at different period (i.e. before wearing, after wearing 3 weeks, after another 3 weeks with new lens and after 6 weeks without wearing ) based on the results of examinations.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
64
Sjogren's Syndrome patients with severe dry eye
Sjogren's Syndrome patients with severe dry eye
Sjogren's Syndrome patients with severe dry eye
Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
C Corneal fluorescein staining
Divide the corneal into 4 quadrants and score each quadrant: 0 score-no stains 1. score-between 1 and 3 spots stained 2. scores-greater than or equal 4 spots stained 3. scores-spots stained fusion or filamentary
Time frame: up to 12 weeks
Visual acuity
statistical analysis by logMAR.
Time frame: up to 12 weeks
Tear film breakup time
The lower fornix was stained with fluorescein paper, after the patient blinked a couple of times, the length of time between the last blink and tear BUT was recorded in seconds using a biomicroscope with cobalt blue lightning
Time frame: up to 12 weeks
Schirmer I test
standard Schirmer paper (5 mm width x 35 mm length) was placed at the intersection point of the lateral and middle one-third quadrants of the lower eye lid without anesthesia,and the wetting level was recorded in mm after 5 minThe operation is completed in the same laboratory.
Time frame: up to 12 weeks
quality of the life
tested by The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey
Time frame: up to 12 weeks
Symptom of the dryness
Tested by ocular surface disease index
Time frame: up to 12 weeks
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Sjogren's Syndrome patients with severe dry eye