MGD Treatment

Learn about how MGD can be treated

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Special Considerations

Planning for Cataract or Laser Vision Correction?

It’s been shown that Dry Eye caused by MGD can cause unsatisfactory vision and affect the overall results of both cataract and laser vision correction.2 Dry eye symptoms caused by MGD tend to worsen with surgical procedures if they are not treated.

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Please consult with your doctor about the benefits of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Treatment.

Do You Wish Your Contact Lenses Were Comfortable for Longer?

In one study, 60% of Contact lens wearers had signs of MGD.8

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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 and MGD.

Always wash hands thoroughly when handling lenses
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Resources

Take the Symptom Assessment. Your dry eye symptoms could be MGD.

References:

1. Internal Data on File, 2019.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Lane SS, et al. A New System, the LipiFlow, for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). Cornea. 2012;31(4):396-404.
6. 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.
7. Blackie CA, et al. The sustained effect (12 months) of a single-dose vectored thermal pulsation procedure for meibomian gland dysfunction and evaporative dry eye. Clinical Ophthalmol. 2016; 10:1385-1396.

8. 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.

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