The Impact of Omega-3 on Dry Eye
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Dry eye.other disorders of lacrimal gland
- Registration Number
- IRCT201012265467N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects with Tear Break up time of less than 10 seconds
Exclusion Criteria
The subjects with blood coagulation problems and those who take blood thinning medications such as warfarin or Coumadin, subject with the history of stomach ulcer, hemorrhage, or surgery in the past three months, history of allergies to fish oil or gelatinous capsules.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tear Break Up time. Timepoint: Before and after one month intervention. Method of measurement: The time that takes for the first dry spot to appear following blinking after fluorescin instillation.;Tear secretion. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Schirmer test- Wetting of the filter paper after 5 minutes.;Foreign body sensation, photophobia, blur vision, Burning. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Filling OSDI questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method