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A new system, the LipiFlow, for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction.

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The LipiFlow System was significantly more effective than the iHeat Warm Compress for adults with meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye symptoms and these results support its safety and effectiveness in the treatment of MGD and Dry eye symptoms.
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PurposeTo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the LipiFlow System compared to the iHeat Warm Compress (WC) for adults with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).MethodsThis was a non-significant risk, prospective, open-label, randomized, crossover multicenter clinical trial. One hundred thirty-nine

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Clinical guidelines for management of dry eye associated with Sjögren disease.

TL;DR: Management guidelines for dry eye associated with Sjögren's disease are presented and tear supplementation and stabilization, control of inflammation of the lacrimal glands and ocular surface, and possible stimulation of tear production are treatment options that are used according to the character and severity of dry eye disease.
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Ocular neuropathic pain

TL;DR: Diseases responsible for inadequately explained chronic eye pain can take on new meanings that may clarify long-standing enigmas and point to new approaches for developing preventive, symptomatic and disease-modifying interventions for these currently refractory disorders.
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Analysis of Cytokine Levels in Tears and Clinical Correlations After Intense Pulsed Light Treating Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.

TL;DR: The study results suggest that IPL can significantly reduce inflammatory markers in tears of patients suffering with DED owing to MGD after IPL treatment, and the reduction of the inflammatory factors is consistent with the improvement of partial clinical symptoms and signs.
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Reliability and validity of the Ocular Surface Disease Index.

TL;DR: The OSDI is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the severity of dry eye disease, and it possesses the necessary psychometric properties to be used as an end point in clinical trials.
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The international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction: Executive summary

TL;DR: This paper presents a poster presented at the first International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction at the annual meeting of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society in Toronto, Canada.
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The contribution of meibomian disease to dry eye.

TL;DR: A hypothesis is proposed to explain the steps leading to primary, simple MGD and subsequent EDE, and an additional evaporative component may assumed, depending on the extent of meibomian obstruction.
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Lid wiper epitheliopathy and dry eye symptoms.

TL;DR: Lid wiper epitheliopathy, diagnosed by staining with fluorescein and rose bengal dyes, is a frequent finding when symptoms of dry eye are experienced in the absence of routine clinical dry eye findings.
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