Open AccessSafety and Efficacy of BroadBand Intense Pulsed Light Therapy for Dry Eye Disease with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Fahmeeda Murtaza,
Dana Toameh,
Saed Al-Habib,
Raj Maini,
Houn-Lin Chiu,
Eric S Tam,
Sohel Somani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s331289
Subject(s) - medicine , meibomian gland , ophthalmology , intense pulsed light , dry eyes , adverse effect , blepharitis , tears , visual acuity , retrospective cohort study , eyelid , surgery , dermatology
BroadBand light intense pulsed light (BBL-IPL) therapy has shown to reduce hordeolum and blepharitis frequency. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BBL-IPL therapy in patients with dry eye disease (DED) from meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).