Study results were published in cornea in 2016.
Intense pulsed light therapy for blepharitis.
To evaluate the intense pulsed light ipl therapy with optimal pulse technology opt m22 lumenis usa as an adjunct therapy for the prevention of recurrences in moderate to severe blepharokeratoconjunctivitis bkc.
The intense pulsed light ipl acts as a powerful warm compress to liquefy the secretions plugged up in the oil secreting meibomian glands.
Other treatment options such as using intense pulsed light might unclog the glands.
One key source of potential tear film trouble is the meibomian glands.
Ipl closes the blood vessels that transport inflammatory cytokines that cause chronic blockage of the glands.
To evaluate the intense pulsed light ipl therapy with optimal pulse technology opt m22 lumenis usa as an adjunct therapy for the prevention of recurrences in moderate to severe blepharokeratoconjunctivitis bkc.
Intense pulsed light ipl is a light therapy which targets the meibomian glands mbg on the eyelid margin.
The mbg are responsible for producing the oily layer of the tear film which protects the aqueous layer from evaporation.
This allows for thickened oils to be released easily.
In a retrospective study of patients with refractory dry eye who had exhausted conventional treatment and elected to receive intense pulsed light and meibomian gland expression ipl mgx 58 percent of patients symptoms improved from as much as 25 to more than 50 percent after treatment.
Rosacea rhinophyma acne vulgaris.
In 2002 a patient in the us described an improvement in dry eye symptoms after treatment of the face near the eyelids.
Blepharitis rarely disappears completely.
In moderate to advanced acute blepharitis blepharoconjunctivitis treatment 1 3 while intense pulsed light ipl therapy has been applied in the periocular area in dermatology for over a decade in the treatment of skin rosacea it has been noticed that facial skin rosacea patients treated with ipl reported a.
Blepharitis caused by seborrheic dermatitis rosacea or other diseases might be controlled by treating the underlying disease.
If the glands malfunction the lipid layer may be reduced allowing rapid evaporation of the tear complex.
For treating dry eye originally designed for use in dermatology ipl may be a potent tool for treating meibomian gland dysfunction.
Intense pulsed light therapy has existed in dermatology practices for 20 years.
More study is needed.
