A Study on Role of tear film iron level in eye infections
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: H00-H59- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/01/049183
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Sushan Shetty
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Cases-Patients with standard clinical diagnosis of :
Unilateral bacterial conjunctivitis
Early post operative endophthalmitis
Unilateral infective corneal ulcer
Unilateral Post traumatic Endophthalmitis
Unilateral chronic dacryocystitis
Controls-: Subjects attending Ophthalmology OPD
Bystanders willing to participate
-With normal ocular surface findings
Exclusion Criteria
1Patients on iron supplements
2Patients with Anemia, Haemochromatosis
3Patients with Age Related Macular disease(ARMD),Moderate to severe Dry Eye Disease(DED), Meibomian Gland disease (MGD)
4Non infective Corneal ulcer
5Subjects with connective tissue disorders
6Subjects with incomplete hospital records
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The iron level in Human Tear sampleTimepoint: intend to complete data collection by July 2023
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To check if iron levels in tears between eyes of normal subject and non infected eye of subjects with unilateral ocular infection differ significantlyTimepoint: Intend to complete data collection by July 2023