The goal of this study is to better understand how eye blinking behavior is linked to the stability of the tear film, in adults aged 18 to 65 years, with or without symptoms of dry eye. The main questions are: * Do the results of a New Blink Task reflect tear film stability ? * How are the blink related metrics in relation with each other? Researchers will compare two groups of participants-those without dry eye symptoms and those with dry eye symptoms-to see if blinking measures differ between them and whether these measures relate differently to tear film quality. Participants will: * Answer a questionnaire about dry eye symptoms * Have their visual correction measured (if they wear glasses) * Undergo non-invasive assessments of tear film quality using an imaging device * Complete three types of blink tasks, each repeated three times, including measurements of blinking and of tear film stability
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Single intervention
EssilorLuxottica - Neuroscience & Medical Research center
Paris, France
Evaluates the correlation between the Absolute Maximum Eye Aperture Duration measured in seconds and the non-invasive tear film break-up time measured in seconds measured with device IDRA .
Time frame: Day one
Evaluates the correlation between the Absolute Maximum Eye Aperture Duration measured in seconds with parameters of dry eye ( tears meniscus height (mm), bulbar redness grade (from 0 to 4), blink quality (in %)) measured with device IDRA .
Time frame: Day one
Compares the coefficient of variation of the Absolute Maximum Eye Aperture Duration (in %) with the coefficient of variation of the non-invasive tear film break-up time (in %) measured with device IDRA .
Time frame: Day one
Evaluate the effects of ocular surface characteristics, demographics, and task acceptability on two primary outcomes via linear regression model
Uses linear regression models to evaluate the effects of ocular surface characteristics (tears meniscus height (mm), bulbar redness grade (from 0 to 4), blink quality (in %) measured with device IDRA , demographics (age and gender), and task acceptability (questionnaire) on two primary outcomes: Absolute Maximum Eye Aperture Duration (seconds) and the non-invasive tear film break-up time (seconds)
Time frame: Day one
Evaluate the effects of ocular surface characteristics, demographics, and task acceptability on coefficient of variation of two primary outcomes via linear regression model
Uses linear regression models to evaluate the effects of ocular surface characteristics (tears meniscus height (mm), bulbar redness grade (from 0 to 4), blink quality (in %) measured with device IDRA , demographics (age and gender), and task acceptability (questionnaire) on two primary outcomes: Absolute Maximum Eye Aperture Duration (seconds) and the non-invasive tear film break-up time (seconds) on coefficient two primary outcomes: Absolute Maximum Eye Aperture Duration (%) and the non-invasive tear film break-up time (%)
Time frame: Day one
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