Tear Ferning Test for Dry Eye Diagnosis

Last updated: August 24, 2025
Sponsor: Chung Shan Medical University
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Dry Eyes

Dry Eye Disease

Sjogren's Syndrome

Treatment

with/without dry eye syndrome

Clinical Study ID

NCT06364943
202400020B0
  • Ages 20-65
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Application of tear ferning test for clinical dry eye diagnosis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged between 20 and 65 years

  • For dry eye disease group:

  • Schirmer's test results between 5 - 10 mm

  • Tear Film Break Up Time less than 10 seconds

  • Ocular Surface Disease Index of more than 25

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those have diabetes, hypertension or other chronic diseases

  • No evident ocular diseases such as cornea disease, cataracts, vitreous degeneration,glaucoma, and retinopathy.

  • Belong to vulnerable groups(pregnancy woman, prisoner, ethical minorities, economicor educationally disadvantaged subjects, disabled individuals such as those atterminal stage of tumorigenesis, blindness, terminal ill individuals)

Study Design

Total Participants: 26
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: with/without dry eye syndrome
Phase:
Study Start date:
April 05, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
May 22, 2024

Study Description

Comparing dry eye patients' tear ferning structure with non-dry eye patients' to develop a protocol for easy and costless diagnosis in ophthalmology.

Connect with a study center

  • Jen-Ai Hospital

    Taichung 1668399, 412
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Jen-Ai Hospital

    Taichung,, 412
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

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