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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
NameTimeMethod
Tear production measured by schirmers test 1 in mm before caffeine consumption.Timepoint: 10 minutes before caffeine consumption.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tear production measured by schirmers test 1 measured in mm after caffeine consumption.Timepoint: 30 minutes after caffeine consumption.
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