Conditions: Dry Eye Syndromes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Enrollment: 51
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
Efficacy and acceptability of two new artificial tears following two weeks of treatment in patients with dry eye. Patients will be randomized to 1 of 2 treatments for 7 days then crossover to the alternate treatment for 7 days.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Carboxymethylcellulose and Glycerin arm 2: Polyethylene glycol 400

Interventions: intervention 1: Lubricant Eye Drops (Optive™) intervention 2: Lubricating Eye Drops (blink® Tears)
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 1 drop in both eyes as needed for 7 days' intervention 2: 1 drop in both eyes as needed for 7 days

Protocol document: