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Patients who are suspected of or diagnosed with Sjogren's disease will be evaluated for ocular symptoms and corneal nerve morphology. We are specifically interested in the relationship between Vitamin D level and aberrations in the morphology of the corneal nerves.
Patients with either suspected or confirmed diagnosis of Sjogren's disease will be recruited to participate. Participation will involve the completion of a brief survey (the OSDI), corneal evaluation with an aesthesiometer, corneal staining with fluorescein and lissamine green, and finally measurement of tear-film breakup time. In addition, participants will have their corneal nerve morphology evaluated with the Heidelberg confocal microscope and finally they will have a blood draw performed to assess vitamin D level.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Corneal Nerve Morphology | Heidelberg Retina Tomograph with the Rostock Cornea Module | one time exam |
| Vitamin D Level | serum | one time exam at baseline, day 1 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| vital dye staining | corneal staining | one time exam at baseline, day 1 |
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Suspected or confirmed Sjogren's patients
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Giacomina Massaro-Giordano | Scheie Eye Institute | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012859 | Sjogren's Syndrome |
| D014808 | Vitamin D Deficiency |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001172 | Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| D012216 |
| Rheumatic Diseases |
| D014987 | Xerostomia |
| D012466 | Salivary Gland Diseases |
| D009059 | Mouth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D015352 | Dry Eye Syndromes |
| D007766 | Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D001361 | Avitaminosis |
| D003677 | Deficiency Diseases |
| D044342 | Malnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |