Intense Pulsed Light Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Each eye underwent eight treatment sessions at 3 week intervals.

Intense pulsed light meibomian gland dysfunction.

Week 12 minus baseline. Approximately 50 of dry eye is caused by mgd. Ipl is a widely used technology in dermatology. Ipl treatment has been shown to improve tear quality and improve patient reported symptoms.

Combined low level light therapy and intense pulsed light therapy for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction karl stonecipher 1 thomas g abell 2 bennett chotiner 3 erik chotiner 3 rick potvin41physicians protocol greensboro nc usa. In a retrospective study of patients with refractory dry eye who had exhausted conventional treatment and elected to receive intense pulsed light and meibomian gland expression ipl mgx 58 percent of patients symptoms improved from as much as 25 to more than 50 percent after treatment. Intense pulsed light ipl downregulates the level of interleukin il 6 in tears of patients with dry eye disease owing to meibomian gland dysfunction. To observe 1 changes in meibomian gland mg after exposure to intense pulsed light ipl and 2 to understand the mechanism by which ipl treats meibomian gland dysfunction mgd in.

To determine the efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light ipl applied directly on the eyelids and meibomian gland expression mgx in treating meibomian gland dysfunction mgd background. One key source of potential tear film trouble is the meibomian glands. 2abell eyes lexington ky usa. The search was performed in december 2019 and returned 41.

As ipl is a relatively new treatment modality for mgd there are limited reports in the literature. To evaluate the effects of. Intense pulsed light meibomian gland dysfunction. Ipl intense pulsed light treatment for dry eyes is the latest pain free and effective way to treat dry eye related to meibomian gland dysfunction or mgd.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light ipl combined with meibomian gland expression mgx for treatment of refractory meibomian gland dysfunction mgd. Ipl application on the periocular skin effectively improves meibomian gland secretion and tear film break up time tbut in patients with mgd dry eye. For this review we searched the pubmed database with the following search terms. For treating dry eye originally designed for use in dermatology ipl may be a potent tool for treating meibomian gland dysfunction.

Study results were published in cornea in 2016. 3memorial eye institute harrisburg pa usa. To observe 1 changes in meibomian gland mg after exposure to intense pulsed light ipl and 2 to understand the mechanism by which ipl treats meibomian gland dysfunction mgd in patients. 4science in vision akron ny usapurpose.

Baseline corrected change of the level of il 6 week 4 minus baseline.