Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
1414 University of Houston (143302)
Principal Investigator: Ritchey,Eric R
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 50,000
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 12/1/22 - 11/30/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Optometry
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Optometry Vision Sciences
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: EVALUATION OF LOW LIGHT LEVEL THERAPY (LLLT) ON MEIBOMIAN GLANDS
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
American Optometric Association
CFDA: 00.000
Program Title: n/a
Note:
This is a single-site, prospective, interventional study examining the effects of low level light therapy (LLLT) on meibomian gland disease (MGD). Up to 30 subjects with MGD will be enrolled in the study, given LLLT treatment, and followed for a 1 month period. The primary objective of the study is to examine the change in proteins and lipids composition in meibum after LLLT. Secondary objectives are to examining the effect of LLLT on pro-inflammatory mediators in the tear film and changes in clinical signs of MGD. SAMs 1.1.1
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