The bulk of dry eye patients are found in the community. The lack of satisfactory protocols and confidence is a significant deterrent for practitioners to manage such patients, which may result in inaccurate referrals, and unhappy patients. Problems are compounded by comorbidities of dry eye, even if these are not diagnosed formally.
Aligning with the healthcare strategy to move beyond healthcare to health, and beyond hospital care to community care, investigators propose that the confidence of primary carers be increased by using an image-based screening system.
This study aim to determine the efficacy of this screening AI algorithm, a prototype, in addition to or instead of screening of dry eye using a simple DEQ-5 symptom questionnaire.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
21 Years
Max age
99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
1. 21 years old and above
2. Participants must be previously diagnosed with dry eye in the dry eye clinic (previous referred and had various forms of treatment such as artificial tears or prescription eyedrops)
3. Willing to perform all eye examinations and questionnaires in this study
4. Ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
1. All subjects meeting any of the exclusion criteria at baseline will be excluded from participation and then list the criterion.
2. Any other specified reason as determined by clinical investigator
Primary outcome measure(s)
Determine the efficacy of this screening AI algorithm, a prototype, in addition to or instead of screening of dry eye using a simple DEQ-5 symptom questionnaire. — 3 years DEQ-5 is aimed to detect dry eye cases, but not necessarily dry eye requiring specialist care. The AI algorithm picks up cases with central cornea staining, which can then be referred for specialist care. Non-referred cases can be managed with eyelid warming, artificial tears and advice, with the aim of rescreening at a later time.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Singapore Eye Research Institute
Singapore
Singapore
Recruiting
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This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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