Therapeutic efficacy of intense pulsed light in patients with refractory meibomian gland dysfunction
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Intense pulsed light treatment and meibomian gland expression for moderate to advanced meibomian gland dysfunction.
BACKGROUND The aim was to evaluate the efficacy of periocular intense pulsed light therapy combined with meibomian gland expression for chronic dry eye due to moderate to advanced meibomian gland dysfunction. METHODS This single-institution, open-label prospective study involved 26 participants who received bilateral treatments using a proprietary intense pulsed light device (E > Eye, E-Swin,...
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of intense pulsed light (IPL) applied to the periocular area for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective, double-masked, placebo-controlled, paired-eye study. METHODS Twenty-eight participants underwent IPL treatment, with homogeneously sequenced light pulses delivered to one eye and placebo treatment to the partner control eye at 1, 15, and 45 days f...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Ocular Surface
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1542-0124
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2018.11.004