Improving Drop Instillation Comfort of a Cyclosporine A Solution
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-04-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients who suffer from dry eye disease are often prescribed eye drops containing
cyclosporine A that help with reducing inflammation. The newest eye drop containing
cyclosporine A is called Cequa (Sun Pharma, Canada). Unfortunately, nearly a quarter of
(24.2%) of patients using Cequa have reported some form of discomfort (burning and stinging)
when instilling the drops. This potentially discourages patients from continuing the eye
drop, which prevents their dry eye disease from being managed effectively. This study is
trying to determine if refrigerating the eye drops would allow the drops to feel more
comfortable when they are instilled in the eye.