Ocular Surface

EVALUATE. TREAT. SUCCEED.

MGD (Meibomian gland dysfunction) is a chronic, progressive and unobstructive condition. TearScience™ enables enhanced ocular surface protection.1

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Ocular Surface Health

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Evaluate

86% of patients with dry eye are affected by MGD2 and our TearScience portfolio can help you evaluate for it.
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Treat

Treating MGD optimizes the tear film, the first refractive surface of the eye.3
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Succeed

Read articles and resources about MGD.

Eye health starts at the surface

MGD is a chronic, progressive and obstructive condition. Approximately 1 in 5 patients with MGD are asymptomatic.4

  • Over 745 million people worldwide suffer from Dry Eye5
  • 63% of pre-cataract surgical patients had a sign of MGD6
  • 60% of contact lens wearers have meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)7
  • 80% of glaucoma patients taking long-term antiglaucoma medications8

MGD in the contact lens patient

Case study: contact lens discomfort

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ASCRS cornea committee

Consensus based clinical practice guidelines.

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REFERENCES

  1. 2019 ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee Guidelines
  2. 13. Lemp MA, Crews LA, Bron AJ, Foulks GN, Sullivan BD. Distribution of aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye in a clinic-based patient cohort: a retrospective study. Cornea. 2012; 31(5): 472-478.
  3. Willcox MDP et al. TFOS DEWS II Tear Film Report. The Ocular Surface. 2017; 15:366-403
  4. Viso E, et al. Prevalence of asymptomatic and symptomatic Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in the general population of Spain. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012; 53(6): 2601–2606. doi: 10.1167/ iovs.11-9228
  5. Market Scope 2019 Dry Eye Report.
  6. Trattler WS, Majmudar PA, Donnenfeld ED, McDonald MB, Stonecipher KB, Goldberg DF. The prospective health assessment of cataract patient (PHACO) study: the effect of dry eye. Clin Ophthalmol. 2017; 11: 1423-1430.
  7. Blackie C, Carlson AN, Korb DR. Treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye symptoms with a single-dose vectored thermal pulsation: a review. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. 2015; 26(4):306 13.
  8. Uzunosmanoglu E, at al. Meibomian gland dysfunction in patients receiving long-term glaucoma medications. Cornea. 2016; 35(8): 1112-1116. doi:10.1097/ico.0000000000000838.

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