Effect of coffee (caffeine) on tear formation.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/03/050851
- Lead Sponsor
- eeian Sweeni Cardozo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1 Healthy individuals in age group between 18-50 years
2 Individuals who have not consumed caffeine in last 10-12 hours (in the form of tea/coffee/dark chocolate).
Exclusion Criteria
1 Patients with any ocular pathology and infection.
2 Patients who has undergone cataract surgery or LASIK or any other.
3 Patients who have already consumed tea/coffee/dark chocolate ie items containing high caffeine in last 10-12 hours prior to the test.
4 Patients having any underlying disease or health issues
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tear production measured by schirmers test 1 in mm before caffeine consumption.Timepoint: 10 minutes before caffeine consumption.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tear production measured by schirmers test 1 measured in mm after caffeine consumption.Timepoint: 30 minutes after caffeine consumption.