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Village Integrated Eye Workers Trial
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
VIEW is a community-randomized trial designed to determine whether it is possible to prevent corneal ulcers on a large scale. The study compares the incidence of corneal ulceration between villages in which volunteers are trained to diagnose and treat corneal abrasions and villages which receive no intervention.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
223671
Start Date
2014-02
Completion Date
2026-01
Last Updated
2025-04-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Corneal ulcer prevention program
The corneal ulcer prevention intervention consists of training female community health volunteers to diagnose corneal abrasions and to treat the abrasions with 1% itraconazole and 1% chloramphenicol ointments 3 times a day for 3 days.
Locations (1)
Bharatpur Eye Hospital - Seva Foundation
Bharatpur, Nepal