Verification of the efficacy of black tomato extract for eye health.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
56
take 2 packets per day for 8 weeks
take 2 packets per day for 8 weeks
Chung Shan Medical University
Taichung, Taiwan
Intraocular Pressure Measurement (IOP)
Measurement of Intraocular Pressure using a non-contact tonometer. Unit: mmHg
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Grading of Retinal Vascular Diameter
Measurement of Grading of Retinal Vascular Diameter using a fundus camera.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Visual Contrast Sensitivity Function
Perform the Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test (Distance and near) under environmental illumination/dark/bright conditions.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Negative Fusional Vergence (NFV)
Measurement of Negative Fusional Vergence using a phoropter.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Positive Fusional Vergence (PFV)
Measurement of Positive Fusional Vergence using a phoropter.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Negative Relative Accommodation (NRA)
Measurement of Negative Relative Accommodation using a phoropter.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Positive Relative Accommodation (PRA)
Measurement of Positive Relative Accommodation using a phoropter.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Accommodative Facility
Measurement of Accommodative Facility using a Flipper lens ±2.00D.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
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Questionnaire Survey - Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI)
The OSDI is assessed on a scale of 0 to 100, with higher scores representing greater disability.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
The change of Endothelin-1 (ET-1)
Fasting venous blood will be sampled to measure concentrations of ET-1.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
The change of Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)
Fasting venous blood will be sampled to measure concentrations of TNF-α.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Best-corrected visual acuity
Measurement of Best-corrected visual acuity (distance and near) using a logMAR chart.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks