Dry Eye Treatment
Dry Eye Symptom Relief Starts Here
If you have been told that your dry eye is related to your Meibomian Glands, there is something that can be done about it. Treatment options include an effective eyelid massage that aims to unblock your meibomian glands. This dry eye treatment option can be done while resting in a chair right in your eye care professional's office.
Planning for Cataract or Laser Vision Correction?
It’s been shown that dry eye related to meibomian glands may cause unsatisfactory vision and affect the overall results of both cataract and laser vision correction.1 These symptoms tend to worsen with surgical procedures if they are not treated.
The good news is that treatment of the meibomian glands can help optimise the ocular surface by stabilising the tear film prior to surgery.2 In fact, in a study, patients treated had a twofold reduction in dry eye symptoms 3 months after surgery.2
Do You Wish Your Contact Lenses Were Comfortable for Longer?
In one study, 60% of Contact lens wearers had signs of meibomian related dry eye.3
Do you feel as if your contacts do not fit correctly or that your vision fluctuates in and out during the day? Contact lens wear is a common condition contributing to dry eye symptoms. But a single treatment can increase your average comfortable soft contact lens wear time by up to 4 more hours on average.4 If you're struggling with your contact lenses, find an eye doctor near you and get screened for meibomian related dry eye.
Always wash hands thoroughly when handling lenses.
Massages Your Eyelids to Remove Gland Blockage and Restore Gland Function
During the 12 minute treatment, you can relax5 while the system helps restore your blocked and obstructed glands, allowing them to secrete the necessary oils that keep your eyes healthy and protected.
In the vast majority of patients, no pain and/or discomfort was reported.5
The Meibomian glands are heated and then gently massaged to melt the oil trapped within the glands. This automated treatment helps clear the gland obstruction and restore function.6
Other than an initial topical anesthetic drop prior to treatment, there are no other medicines required for this treatment.
Treatment Aims to Restore Gland Oil Production
After the Activators are placed on your eyes, your treatment will begin. During the 12 minute treatment, the obstructed Meibomian glands are warmed with controlled heat, and simultaneously massaged to remove trapped oil within the glands. Once the obstruction is cleared, your Meibomian glands can function normally again, producing the healthy oil, or lipids, needed to maintain and protect a healthy tear film. This healthy gland function is needed for stable vision and ocular comfort. When the treatment is performed, the glands can improve normal oil, or lipid production, which is essential for maintaining and protecting a healthy tear film.
Functioning oil gland secretion
Thickened oil secretion
What Can You Expect After Treatment?
Results can be experienced 6 to 8 weeks after treatment and may vary depending on the level of severity.6
Dry eye symptoms can have a range of contributing factors, and individual outcomes may vary. Be sure to talk to your eye doctor about what’s right for you.
References and Notes
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- Starr CE, Gupta PK, Farid M, et al. An algorithm for the preoperative diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface disorders. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2019 May;45(5): 669-684.
- Data on file, 2018 (NCT01808560). Pilot study for treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) prior to cataract surgery. Accessed from https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT1808560.
Machalinska A, Zakrzewska A, Adamek B, et al. Comparison of morphological and functional meibomian gland characteristics between daily contact lens wearers and nonwearers. Cornea. 2015 Sep;34(9):1098-1104.
- Blackie CA, Coleman CA, Nichols KK, et al. A single vectored thermal pulsation treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction increases mean comfortable contact lens wearing time by approximately 4 hours per day. Clin Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan;12:169-183.
- Lane SS, et al. A New System, the LipiFlow, for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). Cornea. 2012;31(4):396-404.
- Blackie CA, Carlson AN, Korb, DR. Treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye symptoms with a single-dose vectored thermal pulsation: a review. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2015 Jul;26(4):306-313.