Clinical Trials Prospective Trial of Intense Pulsed Light for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
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Citation: Craig JP, Chen Y-H, Turnbull PRK. Prospective trial of intense pulsed light for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015;56:1965– 1970. DOI:10.1167/iovs.14-15764 PURPOSE. To evaluate the effect of intense pulsed light (IPL) applied to the periocular area for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective, double-masked, placebo-controlled, paired-eye study.
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