Table 6.
Treatment Type | Device | Paper | N | Clinical Outcomes That Were Improveda | Adverse Events Related to Treatment |
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Low Level Light Therapy | Healite II | Park et al 2022. Effect of low-level light therapy in patients with dry eye: a prospective, randomized, observer-masked trial.86 | 40 | Improved meibomian gland function | No adverse events |
Quantum Molecular Resonance | Rexon-Eye | Ferrari et al 2019. High Frequency Electrotherapy for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.89 | 25 | Improved symptoms Improved tear stability Improved meibomian gland function |
No adverse events |
Notes: aMeibomian gland function = meibum quality, expressibility, lid margins, or meibography, tear stability = invasive or non-invasive tear breakup time, symptoms = as assessed with symptom questionnaires or visual analogue scale.