Overview

Study of Vitamin A and Carbomer in Comforting the Ocular Surface Irritations of Glaucoma Patients

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Most of the patients under long application of anti-glaucoma eyedrops endure severe ocular surface irritation, which interrupt their quality of life a lot. Lots of studies aimed to search for new drugs for therapy. The investigators hypothesized that the artificial tears containing vitamin A or carbomer may be a great substitute. Both of the two drugs were in common use and had already been tested in animals.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Xiaodong Zhou
Treatments:
Carbopol 940
Retinol palmitate
Vitamin A
Vitamins
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma or normal tension glaucoma patients with
prostaglandin analogs treatment for more than one year.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. any systemic diseases which may cause ocular damage;

2. previous ocular trauma or surgery;

3. contact lens wear history in previous 6 months;

4. application of any artificial tears 3 months ago;

5. allergic to any of the drugs we used during examination.