The purpose of this study is to detect the presence of dry eye in patients with connective tissue diseases
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- connective tissue diseases
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/09/005053
- Lead Sponsor
- Father muller medical college
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
•Established cases of Connective Tissue Diseases, which include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Mixed Connective Tissue Diseases.
•Patients willing to give consent to undergo the tests
Exclusion Criteria
•Patient not willing to give consent.
•Patients suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.
•Patients with Ocular Surface Diseases other than dry eye.
•Patients with active ocular infection and with lid and adnexal abnormalities.
•Contact lens users
•Patients who have undergone intraocular surgery in the past six months.
•Patients on antipsychotic medication, anti cholinergic medication and anti glaucoma medication.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ocular surface disease in connective tissue diseasesTimepoint: ocular surface disease in connective tissue diseases
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method dry eyeTimepoint: over the period of 18 months