Overview:
Dry eye (DE)
is a debilitating disease that affects quality of life. Signs and symptoms of the disease include decreased tear production, increased evaporation, inflammation, ocular pain, blurry vision, irritation and of course dryness. Many patients have persistent symptoms, because the available clinical therapies are inadequate to manage DE. We are trying to understand whether home environment, such as indoor air pollutants, air circulating bacteria and viruses, heat and humidity are causing persistence of DE signs and symptoms. For this multi-site study, we have been recruiting hundreds of subjects with and without DE signs and symptoms.
We offer our real-time air pollution sensors (show to right), conduct comprehensive monitoring of you home air and provide you with a free reports of your indoor air quality.
You can participate in this study if you meet the following criteria:
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What is required?
1. Home air quality monitoring during 3 homest visit
2. Keep our PRECISE air sensor in your home for 12 months connected to WiFi
3. Donate tear ad blood samples
4. Undergo regular eye exam
4. Weekly dry eye symptom report by text/web/phone/email
5. Use air purifier and accept indoor plants that our team will provide either at the begining of the study or after six months
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Compensation provided!
Free Indoor Air Quality Monitoring!
Free Tear Film Exam!
To take part in the study you must:
1. Be 18 years or older and have Dry Eye Symptoms
2. Be at home and awake for at least 3 hours/day in a given week
3. Have central AC (air conditioning system)
4. Have Wi-Fi in the home for connecting air sensor (PRECISE)
5. No history of autoimmune diseases/disorders such as Sjogrens
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The study is currently open and accepting patients with Dry Eye Symptoms
To sign up please contact: Anton Stremousov (Email: anton.stremousov@miami.edu or Call: 786-609-1405)
or click the link below
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Click here for more information on the study!
If you would like to volunteer in this study click the link below:
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