Impact of Tear Substitute Use on Dry Eye in Gamers.

Laboratorios Thea, Spain56 enrolled

Overview

Clinical, prospective, comparative, controlled, single-blind study, on the signs and symptoms of dry eye before and after 3 days of playing video games with the use of artificial tears (Hyabak) versus no intervention.

Adult attendees to a Gamers convention will complete questionnairs and undergo an opthalmological evaluation before and after playing for 3 days in a row. Participants will be randomized into 2 groups of equal size: 1. Study group. 2. Control group. The Study group will instill hyaluronic acid 0.15% artificial tears in both eyes 4 times a day during the 3 days of the video game session, while the control group will not instill artificial tears.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Evaporative Dry Eye

Interventions

Preservative free hyaluronic acid artificial tearOTHER

Ocular lubricant

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Participants in videogame convention planning to play video games for a minimum of 6 hours daily for the next 3 days. * Voluntarily accept to participate and sign informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Ocular, nasolagrimal or palpebral active condition different from dry eye disease. * History of ocular trauma or infecction in the last 3 months previous to inclusion. * History of refractive surgery. * Visual acuity 0.5 or less in at least 1 eye. * Ocular medication use in the 3 days prior to inclusion. * History of systemic condition asociated to dry eye. * Use of systemic medication known to induce dry eye in the last 30 days. * Known allergy to hyaluronic acid. * Pregnant or lactating women.

Locations (1)

Dreamhack Convention

Valencia, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness (SPEED)

Change in Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness (SPEED) score between study and control group (range 0-28, with higher scores indicative of dry eye disease symptoms)