Device challenges popular eye drops in battle against dry eye

NCT ID NCT04795752

Summary

This study tested whether the TearCare system, a device that applies controlled heat to the eyelids, works as well as or better than Restasis eye drops for treating dry eye disease. It involved 345 adults with moderate to severe dry eye symptoms. Researchers compared how much each treatment improved patients' eye comfort and the stability of their tears over six months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States

  • Doctor My Eyes

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85254, United States

  • Eye Research Foundation

    Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States

  • Harvard Eye Associates

    Laguna Hills, California, 92653, United States

  • Jackson Eye

    Lake Villa, Illinois, 60046, United States

  • Kentucky Eye Institute

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40517, United States

  • Loh Ophthalmology Associates

    Miami, Florida, 33143, United States

  • Parkhurst NuVision

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • Scripps Health

    La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

  • University of Pittsburg-Ophthalmology Dept

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • Vance Thompson Vision

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57108, United States

  • Vantage Eye Care

    Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 19004, United States

  • Vision Institute

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States

  • Vita Eye Clinic

    Shelby, North Carolina, 28150, United States

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