Intraductal meibomian gland probing: background, patient selection, procedure, and perspectives

Steven L Maskin, Sreevardhan AlluriDry Eye and Cornea Treatment Center, Tampa, FL, USAAbstract: Obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction is the most common cause of dry eye. Its conventional treatment has focused on using heat and pressure with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial therapies but has of...

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Autores principales:	Maskin SL, Alluri S
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2019
Materias:	Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Meibomian Gland Probing Maskin Probing Thermal Pulsation LipiflowR IPL Dry Eye Blepharitis Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:89d33187ae4946118acf9cea944e85fe2021-12-02T04:28:33ZIntraductal meibomian gland probing: background, patient selection, procedure, and perspectives1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/89d33187ae4946118acf9cea944e85fe2019-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/intraductal-meibomian-gland-probing-background-patient-selection-proce-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Steven L Maskin, Sreevardhan AlluriDry Eye and Cornea Treatment Center, Tampa, FL, USAAbstract: Obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction is the most common cause of dry eye. Its conventional treatment has focused on using heat and pressure with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial therapies but has often been a frequent, frustrating experience for patient and physician. New evidence from Meibomian gland intraductal probing suggests fixed intraductal strictures and obstruction correlating to periductal fibrosis first described in 1997. The use of intraductal probing has been reported, by this author and in at least ten independent peer-reviewed academic papers from around the world, to consistently lead to statistically significant improvement in signs and symptoms of gland dysfunction including cases refractory to other extensive treatments. This review will focus on the background of meibomian gland intraductal probing as well as patient selection, procedure, and perspectives.Keywords: meibomian gland dysfunction, meibomian gland probing, maskin probing, lipiflow,R IPL, dry eyeMaskin SLAlluri SDove Medical PressarticleMeibomian Gland DysfunctionMeibomian Gland ProbingMaskin ProbingThermal PulsationLipiflowRIPLDry EyeBlepharitisOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 13, Pp 1203-1223 (2019)
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topic	Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Meibomian Gland Probing Maskin Probing Thermal Pulsation LipiflowR IPL Dry Eye Blepharitis Ophthalmology RE1-994
spellingShingle	Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Meibomian Gland Probing Maskin Probing Thermal Pulsation LipiflowR IPL Dry Eye Blepharitis Ophthalmology RE1-994 Maskin SL Alluri S Intraductal meibomian gland probing: background, patient selection, procedure, and perspectives
description	Steven L Maskin, Sreevardhan AlluriDry Eye and Cornea Treatment Center, Tampa, FL, USAAbstract: Obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction is the most common cause of dry eye. Its conventional treatment has focused on using heat and pressure with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial therapies but has often been a frequent, frustrating experience for patient and physician. New evidence from Meibomian gland intraductal probing suggests fixed intraductal strictures and obstruction correlating to periductal fibrosis first described in 1997. The use of intraductal probing has been reported, by this author and in at least ten independent peer-reviewed academic papers from around the world, to consistently lead to statistically significant improvement in signs and symptoms of gland dysfunction including cases refractory to other extensive treatments. This review will focus on the background of meibomian gland intraductal probing as well as patient selection, procedure, and perspectives.Keywords: meibomian gland dysfunction, meibomian gland probing, maskin probing, lipiflow,R IPL, dry eye
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title	Intraductal meibomian gland probing: background, patient selection, procedure, and perspectives
title_short	Intraductal meibomian gland probing: background, patient selection, procedure, and perspectives
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Intraductal meibomian gland probing: background, patient selection, procedure, and perspectives

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