Intense pulsed light for evaporative dry eye disease
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Intense pulsed light for evaporative dry eye disease
There is a clear association between dry eye disease (DED) and skin inflammatory diseases occurring in close proximity to the eyelids, such as facial skin rosacea. Intense pulsed light (IPL) is widely accepted as a treatment for skin rosacea. A number of recent studies demonstrated that, in patients suffering from meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), IPL therapy also reduces signs and symptoms of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s139894