Prevalence of Different Etiologies of Ocular Dryness in Patients Previously Diagnosed With Dry Eye Disease in A Sample of Egyptian Patients

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dry Eye Syndromes; Dryness; Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

• Registration Number: NCT05598437
• Lead Sponsor: Roweis adel youssef

Brief Summary

Proposed Study Title: Prevalence of Different Etiologies of Ocular Dryness in Patients Previously Diagnosed with Dry Eye

Detailed Description

Dry eye disease (DED) is a common chronic multifactorial condition of the ocular surface characterized by failure to produce high quality or sufficient amounts of tears to moisturize the eyes (1) DED can be categorized as "dry eye with reduced tear production (aqueous deficient) and dry eye with increased evaporation of the tear film known as the hyperevaporative type... Although 10% of individuals have aqueous deficient DED, more than 80% have either the hyperevaporative type related to meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), or a combination of

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-25
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-28
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-28
• Study Start: 2022-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-01
• Study Completion: 2023-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Egyptian people between 20 and 70 years old coming to outpatient clinic BUT< 10 seconds.. No previous surgery. No previous trauma. Not using eye drops in the last 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Diabetic patients. Patients with rheumatological diseases that may affect ocular surface as RA.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Meibomian gland dysfunction	6 months	Meibomian gland dysfunction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo university; 🇪🇬 Giza, Egypt