Search Protocol 1. Study a-Proposed Study Title: Prevalence of Different Etiologies of Ocular Dryness in Patients Previously Diagnosed With Dry Eye Disease in A Sample of Egyptian Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 200
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Meibomian gland dysfunction
研究概览
简要总结
Proposed Study Title: Prevalence of Different Etiologies of Ocular Dryness in Patients Previously Diagnosed with Dry Eye
详细描述
Dry eye disease (DED) is a common chronic multifactorial condition of the ocular surface characterized by failure to produce high quality or sufficient amounts of tears to moisturize the eyes (1) DED can be categorized as "dry eye with reduced tear production (aqueous deficient) and dry eye with increased evaporation of the tear film known as the hyperevaporative type... Although 10% of individuals have aqueous deficient DED, more than 80% have either the hyperevaporative type related to meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), or a combination of
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Egyptian people between 20 and 70 years old coming to outpatient clinic BUT< 10 seconds.. No previous surgery. No previous trauma. Not using eye drops in the last 3 months.
排除标准
- •Diabetic patients. Patients with rheumatological diseases that may affect ocular surface as RA.
结局指标
主要结局
Meibomian gland dysfunction
时间窗: 6 months
Meibomian gland dysfunction
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Roweis adel youssef
Cairo university
Cairo University