Effects of Eyelid Warming Devices on Tear Film Parameters in Normal Subjects and Patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

• Published in: The ocular surface Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 321 - 330
• Main Authors: Arita, Reiko, Morishige, Naoyuki, Shirakawa, Rika, Sato, Yoichi, Amano, Shiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Body Temperature; dry eye; Equipment Design; Eyelid Diseases - metabolism; Eyelid Diseases - therapy; eyelid warming; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Hyperthermia, Induced - instrumentation; Male; meibography; meibomian gland; meibomian gland dysfunction; Meibomian Glands - physiopathology; Meibomian Glands - secretion; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Surface Properties; tear film; Tears - chemistry; Tears - secretion; meibography; tear film; meibomian gland dysfunction; dry eye; meibomian gland; eyelid warming

To evaluate the effects of commercially available eyelid warming devices on ocular temperatures, tear film function, and meibomian glands in normal subjects and patients with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Ten healthy volunteers were enrolled to evaluate the effects of a single warming and of re...