Active clinical trials for "Meibomian Gland Dysfunction"

Dry eye disease (DED) is an extremely common disease whose meibomian gland dysfunction is the main etiology. Polychromatic intense pulsed light (IPL) is a promising new therapeutic alternative but few clinical data have been published. A new IPL device has recently been marketed: LACRYSTIM (QUANTEL, France). The investigators have been using it in our clinical practice since June 2019. The investigators present a retrospective study on our first clinical results.

This study intends to evaluate the relationship between meibomitis and statin use. Meibomitis is the predominant cause of evaporative dry eye. Higher cholesterol levels were noted in patients with meibomitis when compared to controls without meibomitis. We would like to investigate the effect of statin use on meibomitis among patients with dyslipidemia.

50 participants at Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University during August, 2017 to July, 2020 will be enrolled in this study. To study the effect of cataract supermammary surgery on the morphology and function of meibomian glands

Ocular aberration may play a role in determining optical quality. Recently performed study reported that ocular aberration of preocular tear film would be important factor in not only diagnosing the dry eye but also determining the efficacy of treatment. Therefore, in this study, the investigators will aim to prove the improvement of quality of vision via ocular aberration changes indirectly after the proper treatment for moderate and severe meibomian gland dysfunction. Also, the investigators will evaluate the changes of keratometric values after treatment for moderate and severe meibomian gland dysfunction, which could be demonstrated by autokeratometry, IOLMaster, Pentacam, and iTrace.

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is a common and important disease has been investigated the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment modalities of MGD, however, the changes of MGD after the cataract surgery, the most popular surgery to ophthalmologist, had not been evaluated. The investigators evaluated parameters related with MGD including lid margin abnormalities, meibomian gland expressibility and meibography before and after surgery.

The purpose of this study is to look at both the meibomian glands and the tear film using a new clinical instrument marketed in Canada which was recently acquired by the Centre for Contact Lens Research. These will be compared between two groups of individuals, one group with visible meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and one group of individuals with normal meibomian gland appearance. The hypothesis is that there will be a difference between normal individuals and individuals with MGD with respect to the appearance of the meibomian glands and certain tear film attributes.

The aim of this study is to describe the clinical, meibographic and interferometric manifestations of phlyctenular keratitis in children.

The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence and characteristics of eyelid inflammatory disorders during general ophthalmological consultations and to demonstrate association between palpebral pathologies and ocular surface pathologies.

To evaluate the influence of corneal-aberrations before and after the meibomian gland thermal massage treatment.

This protocol will evaluate THERMIeyes® for its ability to treat periorbital skin laxity and wrinkles and monitor ocular surface changes and their effect on evaporative dry eye associated with MGD.