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Effect of Ultrasonic Moisture Glasses on Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms

PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of a novel humidifying eyeglass-shaped device—ultrasonic moisture glasses—on dry eye signs and symptoms. METHODS: A total of 18 subjects with dry eye symptoms underwent a crossover test. A water cartridge was set on each temple of the eyeglas...

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Autores principales: Onomura, Shuhei, Kawashima, Motoko, Aketa, Naohiko, Kondo, Shinichiro, Tsubota, Kazuo
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6166889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30280003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.7.5.18
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author Onomura, Shuhei
Kawashima, Motoko
Aketa, Naohiko
Kondo, Shinichiro
Tsubota, Kazuo
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description PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of a novel humidifying eyeglass-shaped device—ultrasonic moisture glasses—on dry eye signs and symptoms. METHODS: A total of 18 subjects with dry eye symptoms underwent a crossover test. A water cartridge was set on each temple of the eyeglass-shaped device. All subjects randomly wore the device twice in different settings, each for 10 minutes. Subjects wore the glasses once with the cartridges filled with water (the intervention group), and once with the cartridges empty (the control group). The order was randomized. We evaluated tear film break-up time (TBUT) and fluorescein staining score just before, immediately after, and 10 minutes after wearing the device. We also assessed functional visual acuity (FVA), blink frequency, and visual analog scale (VAS) score just before and immediately after wearing the device. RESULTS: TBUT, blink frequency, and VAS improved in the intervention group (all P < 0.001) and exhibited significant differences between the intervention and control groups. CONCLUSIONS: Wearing the ultrasonic moisture glasses for 10 minutes improved tear stability and decreased dry eye symptoms in this cohort of subjects. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE: These findings show that the ultrasonic moisture glasses are an effective device for improving dry eye signs and symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-61668892018-10-02 Effect of Ultrasonic Moisture Glasses on Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms Onomura, Shuhei Kawashima, Motoko Aketa, Naohiko Kondo, Shinichiro Tsubota, Kazuo Transl Vis Sci Technol Articles PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of a novel humidifying eyeglass-shaped device—ultrasonic moisture glasses—on dry eye signs and symptoms. METHODS: A total of 18 subjects with dry eye symptoms underwent a crossover test. A water cartridge was set on each temple of the eyeglass-shaped device. All subjects randomly wore the device twice in different settings, each for 10 minutes. Subjects wore the glasses once with the cartridges filled with water (the intervention group), and once with the cartridges empty (the control group). The order was randomized. We evaluated tear film break-up time (TBUT) and fluorescein staining score just before, immediately after, and 10 minutes after wearing the device. We also assessed functional visual acuity (FVA), blink frequency, and visual analog scale (VAS) score just before and immediately after wearing the device. RESULTS: TBUT, blink frequency, and VAS improved in the intervention group (all P < 0.001) and exhibited significant differences between the intervention and control groups. CONCLUSIONS: Wearing the ultrasonic moisture glasses for 10 minutes improved tear stability and decreased dry eye symptoms in this cohort of subjects. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE: These findings show that the ultrasonic moisture glasses are an effective device for improving dry eye signs and symptoms. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2018-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6166889/ /pubmed/30280003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.7.5.18 Text en Copyright 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6166889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30280003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.7.5.18
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