A Study to Compare a New Eye Drop Formulation With Systane® Gel Drops and Genteal® Lubricant Gel Drops for Moderate to Severe Dry Eye Relief

Tolerability was assessed using an 8-item survey consisting of 4 positive questions: comfort, soothing, moistening/lubricating and vision clarity and 4 negative questions: stickiness, blur, burning/stinging and discomfort. Participants were instructed to think about their experience over the past week and place a vertical line on the line that best captured how they felt the first 30 minutes after the study drops were administered using the scale: 0 far left of the line to 100 far right on the line. The individual positive scores are added together to obtain the total positive tolerability score from 0 (worst) to 400 (best) and the individual negative scores are added together to obtain the total negative tolerability score for a total possible score of 0 (best) to 400 (worst).

Tolerability was assessed using an 8-item survey consisting of 4 positive questions: comfort, soothing, moistening/lubricating and vision clarity and 4 negative questions: stickiness, blur, burning/stinging and discomfort. Participants were instructed to think about their experience over the past week and place a vertical line on the line that best captured how they felt the first 30 minutes after the study drops were administered using the scale: 0 far left of the line to 100 far right on the line. The individual positive scores are added together to obtain the total positive tolerability score from 0 (worst) to 400 (best) and the individual negative scores are added together to obtain the total negative tolerability score for a total possible score of 0 (best) to 400 (worst).

The OSDI Questionnaire consisted of 12 questions: ocular symptoms (sensitive to light, feel gritty, painful or sore), vision-related functions (blurred vision, poor vision, reading, driving at night, working on a computer and watching TV) and environmental triggers (windy conditions, low humidity/dry areas and air-conditioned areas). Participants were asked to base their evaluation on the frequency of their symptoms over the last week, using a 5-point scale: 0=none of the time to 4=all of time. The total score is converted to a 0 to 100 score where 0 is best and 100 is worst.

The OSDI Questionnaire consisted of 12 questions: ocular symptoms (sensitive to light, feel gritty, painful or sore), vision-related functions (blurred vision, poor vision, reading, driving at night, working on a computer and watching TV) and environmental triggers (windy conditions, low humidity/dry areas and air-conditioned areas). Participants were asked to base their evaluation on the frequency of their symptoms over the last week, using a 5-point scale: 0=none of the time to 4=all of time. The total score is converted to a 0 to 100 score where 0 is best and 100 is worst.

Acceptability Survey is comprised of 8 questions (Q): Q1-effective dry-eye relief, Q2-eyes feel comfortable, Q3-vision did not blur, Q4-vision normal within 10 minutes, Q5-substantial feel/optimally thick, Q6-eyelashes not matted/crusty, Q7- satisfied overall and Q8-switch to this product/if my doctor recommended. The participant answered the questions using the following scale: a=strongly agree, b=agree, c=neither agree nor disagree, d=disagree and e=strongly disagree. The percentage of participants who selected Strongly Agree or Agree is reported.

Acceptability Survey is comprised of 8 questions (Q): Q1-effective dry-eye relief, Q2-eyes feel comfortable, Q3-vision did not blur, Q4-vision normal within 10 minutes, Q5-substantial feel/optimally thick, Q6-eyelashes not matted/crusty, Q7- satisfied overall and Q8-switch to this product/if my doctor recommended. The participant answered the questions using the following scale: a=strongly agree, b=agree, c=neither agree nor disagree, d=disagree and e=strongly disagree. The percentage of participants who selected Strongly Agree or Agree is reported.

SESoD assessed the severity of dryness (defined as discomfort/irritation due to dry feeling in the eye) evaluated by the participant on a 5-point scale: 0=none, 1=trace, 2=mild, 3=moderate and 4=severe (always notice the symptom and interferes with activities).

SESoD assessed the severity of dryness (defined as discomfort/irritation due to dry feeling in the eye) evaluated by the participant on a 5-point scale: 0=none, 1=trace, 2=mild, 3=moderate and 4=severe (always notice the symptom and interferes with activities).

End of Study Survey consisted of 4 questions assessing product preference: Q1-overall comfort, Q2-symptom relief, Q3-less blurring and Q4-preference/willingness to purchase the product. The participant answered each questions using the scale: a=first product better, b=second product better or c=equal. The percentage of participants in each response category is reported.

End of Study Survey consisted of 4 questions assessing product preference: Q1-overall comfort, Q2-symptom relief, Q3-less blurring and Q4-preference/willingness to purchase the product. The participant answered each questions using the scale: a=first product better, b=second product better or c=equal. The percentage of participants in each response category is reported.

Distance visual acuity is measured in each eye at 5 and 30 minutes post drop instillation using an eye chart at 4 meters and is reported as the number of letters read correctly (ranging from 0 to 100 letters).

Distance visual acuity is measured in each eye at 5 and 30 minutes post drop instillation using an eye chart at 4 meters and is reported as the number of letters read correctly (ranging from 0 to 100 letters).

Fluorescein was applied to the eyes and three consecutive TBUTs are performed in each eye at 5 and 30 minutes post drop instillation. TBUT is defined as the time (seconds) required for dry spots to appear on the surface of the eye after blinking. The longer it takes, the more stable the tear film.

Fluorescein was applied to the eyes and three consecutive TBUTs are performed in each eye at 5 and 30 minutes post drop instillation. TBUT is defined as the time (seconds) required for dry spots to appear on the surface of the eye after blinking. The longer it takes, the more stable the tear film.

Participants completed the 4 question Eye Drop Experience Survey at 5 and 30 minutes post drop instillation: Question (Q) 1-vision clear/without blur, Q2-drops soothing/comfortable, Q3-drops relieve dry eye symptoms and Q4-comfortable/soothing. Q1 to Q3 were answered using a 5-point scale: 1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree. Q4 is answered using a Labeled Hedonic scale by placing a mark on a vertical line where the bottom of the line -100=most uncomfortable/irritating imaginable, middle of the line=neutral to top of the line 100=most comfortable/soothing imaginable.

Participants completed the 4 question Eye Drop Experience Survey at 5 and 30 minutes post drop instillation: Question (Q) 1-vision clear/without blur, Q2-drops soothing/comfortable, Q3-drops relieve dry eye symptoms and Q4-comfortable/soothing. Q1 to Q3 were answered using a 5-point scale: 1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree. Q4 is answered using a Labeled Hedonic scale by placing a mark on a vertical line where the bottom of the line -100=most uncomfortable/irritating imaginable, middle of the line=neutral to top of the line 100=most comfortable/soothing imaginable.