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LipiFlow® Thermal Pulsation System Effectively Treats Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On April 4, 2012 @ 6:26 am In Clinical Trials,Dry Eye,New Technologies | Comments Disabled
The results of a randomized, controlled clinical study involving 139 patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD), to be published in the April 2012 issue of Cornea, compared results for treatment of MGD with the LipiFlow® Thermal Pulsation System from TearScience versus warm compress.
Treatment with LipiFlow® provided sustained improvement, on average, in both signs and symptoms.
Further, the study demonstrated the clinical utility, safety and effectiveness of LipiFlow® in adult patients with MGD and dry eye symptoms.
Click here [1] for further details on the study.
LipiFlow®, which applies heat and gentle pressure to a patient’s eyelid, is designed to liquefy and evacuate obstructions in Meibomian glands during a 12-minute in-office procedure. The goal of unblocking the glands is to allow them to resume their natural production of lipids required for a healthy tear film. LipiFlow®’s second generation product allows physicians to treat two eyes simultaneously [2].
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[1] Click here: http://www.tearscience.com/en/tearsciences-lipiflow-multi-center-clinical-study-shows-improved-meibomian-gland-secretions-and-dry-eye-symptoms
[2] LipiFlow®’s second generation product allows physicians to treat two eyes simultaneously: http://www.tearscience.com/en/tearscience-achieves-fda-clearance-for-second-generation-lipiflow-thermal-pulsation-system
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