The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a twice-daily dosing schedule of Systane Complete eye drops works as well as a four-times-daily dosing schedule of Thealoz Duo eye drops to treat dry eye disease in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Researchers will compare Systane Complete (used twice a day) to Thealoz Duo (used four times a day) to see if the simpler dosing schedule maintains similar benefits for symptoms and eye surface health.
Participants will be adults with mild to moderate dry eye disease who are seen in an outpatient eye clinic. They will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups. All participants will use their assigned eye drops in both eyes for 30 days and will attend clinic visits at the start of the study and after 30 days. At each visit, participants will complete the OSDI questionnaire and undergo standard eye tests, including tear break-up time, Schirmer test, and grading of surface staining on the eye.
Inclusion Criteria:
Adults (≥18 years of age) with mild to moderate dry eye disease (DED).
Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score between 13 and 32 at baseline.
At least one abnormal objective test of ocular surface dysfunction, defined as one or more of the following:
Best-corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or better in both eyes.
Able to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures and scheduled visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
Open-label design due to differences in commercial presentation and dosing frequency of the study medications.
Participants in this arm will instill one to two drops of Systane Complete in each eye twice daily for 30 days. They will be instructed to maintain a minimum interval of eight hours between doses and to avoid using additional topical ophthalmic medications during the study period unless clinically necessary and documented by investigators.
Participants in this arm will instill one to two drops of Thealoz Duo in each eye four times daily for 30 days. They will be instructed to maintain a minimum interval of four hours between doses and to avoid using additional topical ophthalmic medications during the study period unless clinically necessary and documented by investigators.
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico