Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Ophthalmology, Clinica La Luz, Av. Arequipa, Lima, Peru
Research Article
Low Level Light Therapy plus Compression of Meibomian Glands for the Treatment of Evaporative Dry Eye
Author(s): Fermin Silva Cayatopa, Lizbeth Katherine Vilela Lazo, Pedro Tinoco Mendez and Ana Luisa Gonzalez Mendez*
Aim: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of low-level light therapy+meibomian gland compression in patients with evaporative dry eye due to meibomian gland dysfunction.
Materials and methods: Prospective study that included 39 patients who underwent low-level light therapy with eye light®+meibomian gland compression at Clinica La Luz in Lima, Peru. Performing a total of 4 sessions with a time interval of 15 days per session with 15 mins duration. Evaluating the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, Non-invasive Keratograph Break-up Time (NIKBUT), non-invasive tear rupture time, non-invasive meniscometry, pre-meibography to see the degree of atrophy, quality and quantity of meibum compression of meibomian glands, classified from 1 to 4, the presence and decrease of telangiectasias.
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DOI:
10.35248/2155-9570.23.14.958