Acceptability of the Use of USB-Powered Eye Mask
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Portable USB-powered eyemasks provide convenience to dry eye sufferers to perform eyelid warming at home. Such eyemasks can be plugged into a copyrighted device developed in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic that tracks patients' usage. This revolutionary device transmits a signal to an online database whenever the device is used. Through our copyrighted Android/ iOS application, you or your physician can monitor the frequency of eyelid warming over a long period.
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Detailed Description
Dry eye is a very common condition that can cause blurring of vision associated with reading, grittiness, eyelid heaviness and poor tolerance of light. Up to 80% of dry eye is due to blocked oil glands in the eyelids known as Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and scientific studies have shown that sustained eyelid warming at 40-42°C for at least 8 minutes a day is effective to control this condition and increase the tear film layer thickness.
Portable USB-powered eyemasks provide convenience to dry eye sufferers to perform eyelid warming at home. Such eyemasks can be plugged into a copyrighted device developed in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic that tracks patients' usage. This revolutionary device transmits a signal to an online database whenever the device is used. Through our copyrighted Android/ iOS application, you or your physician can monitor the frequency of eyelid warming over a long period. To further encourage eyelid warming to be performed more frequently, the signal can also be sent to a participating games server which hastens progress in the game. Thus, addiction to online games, which usually worsens symptoms of dry eye can now be a way to treat dry eye.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Dry eye Participants who will be using the USB-powered eye mask. |
Device: USB Eye Mask
To evaluate the acceptance of the USB eye mask via questionnaire and also to monitor the use of USB eye mask over a period of 3 months.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Acceptance of USB eyemask questionnaire [14 days]
Participants will be asked to answer some questionnaires on acceptance and evaluation of USB eye mask
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Subjects must be 21 years or older.
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Subject must have severe MGD
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Subject must be willing to answer the questions in the questionnaire
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Subject must be willing to use the USB-powered eyemask as instructed
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Subject must have the ability to provide informed consent
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Subject must be willing to come back for follow-up visit
Exclusion Criteria:
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Any other specified reason as determined by the clinical investigator.
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Is pregnant, lactating or planning a pregnancy.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Singapore Eye Research Institute | Singapore | Singapore | 169856 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Singapore National Eye Centre
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Louis Tong, PhD, Singapore Eye Research Institute
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- R1507/6/2018
- 2018/2102