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Warm compress showdown: can a new device beat the old way for dry eye?

NCT ID NCT03502447

Symptom relief Sponsor: Sight Sciences, Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compared the TearCare system, a device that applies heat to the eyelids, to standard warm compresses and lid massage for people with dry eye disease. The goal was to see if TearCare is safe and better at improving tear stability and reducing eye discomfort. The study planned to enroll 14 adults with dry eye, but was terminated early.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

14 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2018

Finished

Dec 2018

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

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Ages

22 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with dry eye disease * Signs and symptoms of dry eye disease * Best corrected visual acuity 20/100 or better * Willing and able to comply with study procedures * Willing and able to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active ocular infection or inflammation * History of eyelid, conjunctiva or corneal surgery within the past year. * Recent office-based dry eye treatment, punctal occlusion or punctal plug placement * Contact lens wearer * Significant ocular surface or eyelid abnormalities, recent ocular trauma * Certain corneal surface abnormalities * Use of medications for treatment of dry eye or medications that cause dry eye * Systemic disease that results in dry eye

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

dry eye syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Dry eye syndromes

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Center for Excellence in Eye Care

    Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States

  • Eye Research Foundation

    Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States

  • Harvard Eye Associates

    Laguna Hills, California, 92653, United States

  • Ophthalmology Associates

    St Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States

  • Vance Thompson Vision

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57108, United States

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