Open AccessTearCare for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Adult Patients With Dry Eye Disease: A Masked Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Preeya K. Gupta,
Edward J. Holland,
John Hovanesian,
Jennifer Loh,
Mitchell Jackson,
Paul Karpecki,
Kavita Dhamdhere
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cornea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.274
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1536-4798
pISSN - 0277-3740
DOI - 10.1097/ico.0000000000002837
Subject(s) - meibomian gland , medicine , ophthalmology , randomized controlled trial , xerophthalmia , dryness , eye disease , surgery , eyelid , vitamin a deficiency , retinol , vitamin
The aim of this study was to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of a single TearCare procedure compared with a single LipiFlow procedure in treatment of the dry eye disease associated with meibomian gland dysfunction.