false

  • Research false false
  • Volunteer for research study false false
  • How are the eyes affected in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer? true true

50%

How are the eyes affected in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer?

m-hero--simple

false

Researchers at Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health are seeking participants for a research study to understand the occurrence of dry eye disease in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Eligibility

The research study is looking to recruit people who meet the following criteria:

  • Women with breast cancer prior to commencing aromatase inhibitor treatment OR
  • Women on newer systemic therapies for breast cancer, irrespective of the duration of treatment
  • Women who are not on aromatase inhibitors, or other systemic anticancer therapies aged between 40 – 80 years as healthy controls
  • Able to speak and understand English sufficiently 
  • Participants will be excluded from the study if they meet exclusion criteria including:
    • Regular contact lens wear
    • Presence of any active eye allergies, eye infections, systemic conditions or use of topical medications likely to impact eyes other than artificial tears
    • Punctal cautery or plugs at any time, or recent eye surgery
    • Presence of health conditions such as an autoimmune disease, Steven-Johnson syndrome, or undergoing any anticancer treatment other than metastatic breast cancer therapy

_self

Looking for volunteers?

h2

Find out how to get your study listed here

cmp-call-to-action--grey

How to register

Please contact Dr Ngozi Chidi-Egboka (the Coordinating Principal Investigator) to register your interest: 

Email: ngozi.chidiegboka@sydney.edu.au
Telephone: 02 9382 7595

Ethics committee approval number: 2025/ETH01241

Recruitment finish date: 01/09/2028 12:00 AM