Contact Lens – Genetics Research study

Now enrolling!

Who:

  • Healthy contact lens wearers (using contacts for at least 5 years)
  • In the age group 15-70 years
  • European ancestry
  • No history of a corneal ulcer from contact lenses

What: brief eye exam, answer one questionnaire, provide blood sample,
collection of your contact lenses and storage case, and cultures of the eye
lids (a gentle swab of the skin near the eyelid)

Where: University Hospitals Eye Institute

How long: 1 Appointment – about 1 hour long

Visit will be compensated

Contact: VisionResearch@uhhospitals.org
Or call: 216-844-8552