Tear film with “orgahexa eyemasks” in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction

Reiko Ishida; Yukihiro Matsumoto; Tatsuya Onguchi; Minako Kaido; Kenji Iwamuro; Julie Kobayashi; Yoji Takano; Jun Shimazaki; Eiki Goto; Murat Dogru; Kazuo Tsubota

doi:10.1097/OPX.0b013e318181ae83

Tear film with “orgahexa eyemasks” in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction

Reiko Ishida, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Tatsuya Onguchi, Minako Kaido, Kenji Iwamuro, Julie Kobayashi, Yoji Takano, Jun Shimazaki, Eiki Goto, Murat Dogru, Kazuo Tsubota

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E684-E691
Journal	Optometry and Vision Science
Volume	85
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e318181ae83
Publication status	Published - 2008 Aug

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Keywords

Eye warming
Meibomian gland dysfunction
Tear lipid layer
Tear stability

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Ophthalmology
Optometry

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Ishida, R., Matsumoto, Y., Onguchi, T., Kaido, M., Iwamuro, K., Kobayashi, J., Takano, Y., Shimazaki, J., Goto, E., Dogru, M., & Tsubota, K. (2008). Tear film with “orgahexa eyemasks” in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction. Optometry and Vision Science, 85(8), E684-E691. https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e318181ae83

Tear film with “orgahexa eyemasks” in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction. / Ishida, Reiko; Matsumoto, Yukihiro; Onguchi, Tatsuya; Kaido, Minako; Iwamuro, Kenji; Kobayashi, Julie; Takano, Yoji; Shimazaki, Jun; Goto, Eiki; Dogru, Murat; Tsubota, Kazuo.

In: Optometry and Vision Science, Vol. 85, No. 8, 08.2008, p. E684-E691.

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