Active clinical trials for "Meibomian Gland Dysfunction"

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of TP-03, 0.25%, an eyedrop, BID vs TID dosing regimens for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction in patients with Demodex lid infestation.

To evaluate dry eye symptoms and contact lens wearing times after a single iLux treatment by evaluating change from baseline in OSDI scores, subjective CLDEQ8 and CL wearing time questionnaires, and meibomian gland secretion scores.

This study is a prospective randomized double-masked sham-controlled clinical trial to determine the clinical improvement, safety and mechanism of action by evaluation inflammatory cytokine, and amount of bacteria and demodex, after high frequency electrotherapy or called quantum molecular resonance treatment in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction.

The investigators' aim is to study the effects of mechanical expression of meibomian glands on eyelid disease, ocular surface health in the subacute phase of SJS/TEN. The primary outcome is to use meibomian gland imaging to assess the health and caliber of the meibomian glands of both lower eyelids, between the treated and non-treated eyes before and after the intervention. Monitoring of outcomes will be measured by comparing the results of meibography at the initial visit and at the 6-month follow-up. The secondary outcome assessed will be patient symptoms. The Ocular Surface Disease Index survey will be administered before each treatment and patients will be asked to differentiate their symptoms between the two eyes, both before and after the intervention. The investigators hypothesize that mechanical expression of meibomian glands within the first 6 months of SJS/TEN onset will significantly improve ocular surface disease and symptoms in those patients.

This study aims to elucidate the effectiveness of oral azithromycin in treating symptomatic dry eye syndrome secondary to Meibomian gland dysfunction.

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), closely associated with Dry Eye Disease (DED), is a chronic condition where terminal ducts are obstructed and/or glandular secretion changes. The efficacy of traditional treatment options, e.g. eyelid warm compress therapy (EW) is limited with low compliance. This study aims to (1)compare the efficacy and safety of two emerging alternatives- vectored thermal pulsation(VTP) or intense pulsed light and meibomian gland expression(IPL + MGX) with EW therapy; (2)identify factors predicting outcome. This is a prospective, randomized, assessor-masked, active-controlled clinical study. 360 participants (360 study eyes) with mild-to-moderate MGD will be randomized by minimization into three arms equally, receiving either VTP by TearScience-LipiFlow® Thermal Pulsation System (month 0), IPL by Lumenis®️M22 with MGX (month 0, 1, 2, 3) or EW (twice daily). Lubricating eye drops (3% Hypromellose) will be provided for all subjects throughout the study period(15 months). Tear film breakup time will be assessed as primary outcome at month 6, 15. Serial measurements of MG, tear-film, DED-related parameters, intraocular pressure, compliance to EW, factors associated with outcomes and treatment-related complications will be conducted at baseline and each follow-up visit by masked observers at baseline and eight follow-up evaluation (month 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15).

The purpose of this study is assess the efficacy and safety of topical hydrocortisone (Softacort) for treatment of clinical signs and symptoms of dry eye disease when associated with moderate meibomian gland dysfunction.

An automated quantitative meibomian gland analyzer based on all kinds of infrared meibomian gland images was develop to obtain more detail in meibomian gland, including width, length, area, signal intensity correlated to the quality of meibum, deformation index and ratio of area of each visible specific gland. The purpose of this study is present as separate sections the following points: (1) to compared the detailed characteristics of meibomian glands in normal subjects, Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) patients by the automated quantitative analyzer; (2) to identify the inter-examiner and intra-examiner repeatability of the new technique; (3) to explore the correlation among morphological and functional parameters of meibomian gland and risk factors，clinical symptoms and signs; (4) to explore the sensitivity and specificity of meibomian gland morphological and functional parameters in MGD diagnosis. (5) using morphological and functional parameters as new assessment of MGD severity and efficacy indicators for treatment.

Dry eye syndrome is a common eye disease that affects 1 to 2 out of 10 persons around the planet. One common cause of this disease is the meibomian gland dysfunction. Meibomian glands are very small glands located at the rim of the eyelids that produce an oily substance that prevents the evaporation of tears. When these glands are compromised, the tear film evaporates quickly and the eyes dry up. This disease presents as eye irritation, foreign body sensation, inflammation, etc. The treatment of choice for MGD is eyelid massage and warm compresses 2 times a day. However, these treatments not always work perfectly, and as a result, patients find it hard to follow doctor's orders. Another kind of treatment is thermal therapy. There are several devices that are designed to apply heat on the eyelids, such as Lipiflow, MiBo Thermoflo, and Blephasteam. In this study, we want to find out whether thermal therapy with MiBo Thermoflo works better than warm compresses and eyelid massage use in the treatment of dry eye caused by MGD. To do this, we will select several patients and will assign them randomly to either the group with thermal therapy with MiBo Thermoflo or to the group with warm compresses and eyelid massage. The Mibo group will receive 3 sessions of thermal therapy at 2 weeks interval and the control group warm compresses and eyelid massage 2 times per day. All subjects will have a follow up of 24 weeks and we will compare results for both groups at the end of the study.

MGD is a chronic, diffuse abnormality of the meibomian glands, commonly characterized by terminal duct obstruction and/or qualitative/quantitative changes in the glandular secretion. It may result in alteration of the tear film, symptoms of eye irritation, clinically apparent inflammation, and ocular surface disease. The meibomian glands, found in the upper and lower eyelids, excrete lipids onto the ocular surface that forms the outermost layer of the tear film, lubricating the ocular surface during blinking and protecting against tear evaporation.1 2 Through dysfunction of the meibomian glands, reduced lipid secretion may contribute to tear film instability and entry into the vicious circle of dry eye disease. The prevalence of MGD is higher in Asian populations, ranging from 46% to 70%. The management and treatment subcommittee of the International Workshop on MGD proposed a treatment algorithm in which treatment is added depending on the severity of MGD. The sequence of treatment addition is eyelid hygiene, eyelid warming and massage, artificial lubricants, topical azithromycin, topical emollient lubricant, oral tetracycline derivatives, lubricant ointment, and anti-inflammatory therapy. Topical diquafosol solution has been used to treat dry eye because it increases fluid secretion from conjunctival epithelial cells and mucin secretion from conjunctival goblet cells via the P2Y2 receptor. Because P2Y2 receptor expression is observed in sebaceous cells and ductal cells in the meibomian gland, diquafosol is expected to have some effects on meibomian glands. it has been reported that use 3% diquafosol ophthalmic solution in patients with obstructive MGD for more than 4 months. Ocular symptoms, lid margin abnormalities, the superficial punctate keratopathy score, and the meibum grade were decreased, while the tear breakup time, tear film meniscus area, and meibomian gland area were increased. These results suggest that topical diquafosol therapy is effective for patients with obstructive MGD. However, so far, no studies have reported the effect of DQS combined with eyelid hot compress and eyelid gland massage for MGD.