The study found improvements in reading speed, vision-related quality of life, and suggested potential benefits of an interventional approach for patients with dry eye disease
MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT) (“Sight Sciences,” or the “Company”), an eyecare technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative, interventional technologies that elevate the standard of care, announced today that a new study titled, Impact of TearCare on Reading Speed in Patients with Dry Eye Disease, has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Ophthalmology.
Key study findings reported in the study manuscript include:
52% of participants (N = 32) had a clinically significant improvement in reading speed after therapy with TearCare, defined as a greater than 10 words per minute increase in their International Reading Speed Texts (“IReST”) score. Improvements on the IReST and the Minnesota Low Vision Reading Test (“MNREAD”) reached statistical significance (p=0.012 and p=0.028, respectively).
Ocular Surface Disease Index (“OSDI”) scores and National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (“NEI-VFQ-25”) scores which measure symptoms and vision-related quality of life were both significantly improved after TearCare treatment (both p
