Active clinical trials for "Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca"

The specific aims of the the investigators studies are as follows: To collect the tear samples from patients with different ocular surface disorders, including SLK, conjunctivochalasis, and keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). To evaluate the differential expression of tear cytokines and pH values between different ocular surface disorders. To collect the surgical conjunctival specimens from the patients with SLK and conjunctivochalasis. To evaluate the factors inducing mast cell migration and how mast cell is activated in SLK via surgical specimens and cultivated fibroblast.

Dry eye disease is related with oxidative stress at the ocular surface. GSH is one of the key factor of protect from oxidative stress. To evaluate thiol status of ocular surface cells by monitoring GSH concentration, we can evaluate the severity of dry eye.

The DRy eye Outcome and Prescription Study (DROPS) is a large observational multicentre study exploring the 'real world' effectiveness of artificial tears in dry eye disease and determinants of efficacy. The aim is to include at least 635 symptomatic dry eye patients who are prescribed artificial tears. All trainees and fellows in London are invited to become collaborators: collaborators are asked to consent patients, assess signs at baseline, and give patients questionnaires at baseline and 4 weeks (for home completion). In tandem, we are conducting a qualitative review of ophthalmologists' prescribing behaviours for dry eye disease.

Dry eye is a common ocular surface disease of multifactorial etiology characterized by elevated tear osmolality and inflammation leading to a disrupted ocular surface. The latter is a risk factor for ocular surface infection, yet overt infection is not commonly seen clinically in the typical dry eye patient. This suggests that important innate mechanisms operate to protect the dry eye from invading pathogens. Understand the pathogenesis of dry eye will be the measure to prevention and treatment of dry eye. In this essay, the investigators use the data of experiment in the patients with dry eye and normal, acquire their tear production, tear film stability, and surface damage. The investigators use weka to calculate the prediction accuracy of the 6 algorithm and select the best one, optimize the parameters to get the final prediction accuracy.

To review the relationship of increased face mask usage arising from lockdown measures instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic with dry eye symptoms on Chinese people, and make recommendations for mitigating potential detrimental effects on dry eye symptoms.

To explore the association among TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis for Autoimmune disease and Dry eye syndrome

The investigators seek to characterize the identity of all microorganisms residing on the eye's surface (conjunctiva) in healthy eyes and those with dry eye syndrome, using a combination of analyses. Dry eye disease is thought to have an inflammatory basis and in the vast majority of cases the cause of the chronic inflammatory condition is unknown.

A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficiency of serum tears made with Genius PRP for improving signs and symptoms in Dry Eye Disease (DED). Single center, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Non-significant risk

The primary aim of the study is to investigate whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) may be a useful tool for investigating the in-vivo histology of ocular structures in patients with tear film pathology. In epiphora the investigators will image the proximal lacrimal system. In dry eye syndrome the investigators will image the lacrimal gland and also the buccal mucosa. The secondary aim of the study is to investigate the appearance of the normal cornea and conjunctiva under OCT imaging.