MedLens

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Acceptability of drug eluting contact lenses: A questionnaire study

• IRAS ID

  268344

• Contact name

  Sheng Qi

• Contact email

  Sheng.Qi@uea.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of East Anglia

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 2 months, 18 days

• Research summary

  Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the UK. Eye drops are the first-line treatment. They must be used every day. Patients often have significant difficulty applying them. If the drug cannot get into the eye to lower the intro-ocular pressure, the patient may become blind.

  This project is the first part of a programme of research to develop a method to deliver glaucoma drugs to the eye using contact lenses (suitable for patients with existing prescription and with perfect vision).

  This study aims to assess the acceptability to patients of drug delivery by contact lenses using a questionnaire. It also aims to identify the key motivators for contact lens acceptability, and the determinants of patients safely and effectively using contact lenses.

• REC name

  London - City & East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  19/LO/1691

• Date of REC Opinion

  17 Oct 2019

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion