Daily Irrigation With Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens Continuous Wear

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-10-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study sought to determine whether daily irrigation with sterile saline solution during silicone hydrogel (SiH) contact lens continuous wear (CW) could improve ocular surface integrity and reduce the risk of adverse events.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• spectacle prescriptions between -1.00 diopter sphere (DS) and -10.00 DS;

• less than 0.75 diopters (D) of astigmatism;

• free of any ocular disease or systemic disease with ocular manifestation;

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of contact lens wear within the past year;

• history of ocular surgery or serious injury;

• presence of corneal scarring;

• frequent swimming, smoking, or use of medications w/ ocular side effects;