TY - JOUR
T1 - Tear film with “orgahexa eyemasks” in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction
AU - Ishida, Reiko
AU - Matsumoto, Yukihiro
AU - Onguchi, Tatsuya
AU - Kaido, Minako
AU - Iwamuro, Kenji
AU - Kobayashi, Julie
AU - Takano, Yoji
AU - Shimazaki, Jun
AU - Goto, Eiki
AU - Dogru, Murat
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - To evaluate the efficacy of a new Orgahexa eye warmer mask for patients with simple meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective comparative study. Twenty right eyes of 20 patients with simple MGD, and 22 right eyes of 22 healthy controls were studied. Subjects were allocated to Orgahexa or conventional eye mask wear for 10 min (short-term study), and for 2 weeks (long-term study). Eyelid temperature measurements, slit lamp examination, tear film break-up time, Schirmer test, vital staining, tear film lipid layer interferometry, and dry eye symptomatology scoring with visual analog scales were performed. The Orgahexa eye warmer improved both tear function and ocular surface status, and decreased symptoms significantly without any complications. The Orgahexa eye warmer is a simple, safe, and convenient method, which seems to improve the ocular surface status and tear functions in patients with simple MGD.
AB - To evaluate the efficacy of a new Orgahexa eye warmer mask for patients with simple meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective comparative study. Twenty right eyes of 20 patients with simple MGD, and 22 right eyes of 22 healthy controls were studied. Subjects were allocated to Orgahexa or conventional eye mask wear for 10 min (short-term study), and for 2 weeks (long-term study). Eyelid temperature measurements, slit lamp examination, tear film break-up time, Schirmer test, vital staining, tear film lipid layer interferometry, and dry eye symptomatology scoring with visual analog scales were performed. The Orgahexa eye warmer improved both tear function and ocular surface status, and decreased symptoms significantly without any complications. The Orgahexa eye warmer is a simple, safe, and convenient method, which seems to improve the ocular surface status and tear functions in patients with simple MGD.
KW - Eye warming
KW - Meibomian gland dysfunction
KW - Tear lipid layer
KW - Tear stability
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U2 - 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318181ae83
DO - 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318181ae83
M3 - Article
C2 - 18677224
AN - SCOPUS:52049100456
VL - 85
SP - E684-E691
JO - Optometry and Vision Science
JF - Optometry and Vision Science
SN - 1040-5488
IS - 8
ER -