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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| vitamin A palmitate eye gel | Experimental | 0.1% vitamin A palmitate; Sinqi, Shenyang, China |
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| carbomer eye gel | Experimental | 0.2% Carbomer 940; Bausch & Lomb, Aschheim, Germany |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A | Drug | use one drop in the eye |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change of the density of conjunctival goblet cells | change from Baseline in goblet cell density at 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| tear film parameters changes in patients | change from baseline in TBUT and Schirmer test at 6 months | |
| changes of ocular irritation in patients | change from baseline in OSDI scores at 6 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma or normal tension glaucoma patients with prostaglandin analogs treatment for more than one year.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005902 | Glaucoma, Open-Angle |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005901 | Glaucoma |
| D009798 | Ocular Hypertension |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014801 | Vitamin A |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012176 | Retinoids |
| D002338 | Carotenoids |
| D011090 | Polyenes |
| D000475 | Alkenes |
| D006839 |
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| carbomer eye gel | Drug | use one drop in the eye |
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| Hydrocarbons, Acyclic |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D053138 | Cyclohexenes |
| D003510 | Cyclohexanes |
| D003516 | Cycloparaffins |
| D006840 | Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic |
| D006844 | Hydrocarbons, Cyclic |
| D013729 | Terpenes |
| D004224 | Diterpenes |
| D010860 | Pigments, Biological |
| D001685 | Biological Factors |