Status:
UNKNOWN
Pentacam Study of the Cornea in RA Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Minia University
Conditions:
RA - Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
To evaluate the effect of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity on the corneal densitometry, corneal curvature (CC), central corneal thickness (CCT), and lens densitometry by Pentacam and compared these ...
Detailed Description
Case - control observational study on RA patients which divided into 2 groups, each group 120 eyes of 60 patients, group 1 of RA in the remission state and group 2 of RA in the active state. Group 3 o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The included patients had aged more than 20 years with RA only without ocular manifestations with clinically clear cornea with normal anterior and posterior segment examinations with normal intraocular pressure (IOP)
Exclusion
- We excluded patients with ocular problems as corneal opacity, cataract, glaucoma, errors of refraction, topical application of eye drops except for topical artificial tears. The presence of systemic diseases other than RA as DM, hypertension were also excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 11 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 13 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05241639
Start Date
June 11 2021
End Date
May 13 2022
Last Update
February 16 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
Minia Faculty of medicine
Minya, Egypt
2
Minia University hospital
Minya, Egypt