The most important objective in treating patients with dry eye symptoms (ie, dryness, redness, burning, itching, rebound tearing, foreign body sensation, pain) is to save the meibomian glands and attempt to restore their function. It is essential also to save and restore any damaged tissue in the lacrimal gland and conjunctival goblet cells, but this […]
Meibomian Gland Probing provides symptomatic relief in 91.4% of patients More and more papers are coming out showing the benefit of Meibomian Gland Probing (MGP). This has been our findings as well. The paper below written by former colleagues at Harvard beat us to publication. Congratulations, Dr. Sutula. We need more papers looking at the
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Cell Phone and Computer Use Destroys Meibomian Glands and Leads to Chronic Eye Pain from Chronic Dry Eye This is a very bold statement and should likely state “Excessive Cell Phone and Computer Use Destroys Meibomian Glands in Some People and Leads to Chronic Eye Pain from Chronic Dry Eye in Some People.” The issue is
How Much Does Meibomian Gland Probing Cost? At the request of a dear patient, I have edited my comments below to indicate my recommended protocol for severe Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Loss. Punch Line: Meibomian Gland Probing does work and surprisingly has provided relief thus far in 99% of my patients. But it can be
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