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Objetivo: Evaluar los cambios funcionales obtenidos en el KERATOGRAPH 5M posterior a la terapia de luz pulsada intensa (IPL), durante el periodo de enero a diciembre del 2018 en el Instituto Scorsetti de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Argentina Introduccion: El ojo seco es una patología crónica muy frecuente en la edad adulta que puede ocasionar disminución en la productividad y es de muy alto costo en nuestro medio, existen diferentes terapias para el manejo del ojo seco (1); Este trabajo está enfocado al ojo seco de tipo evaporativo con disfunción de la glándulas de Meibomio y su manejo con la terapia de luz pulsada intensa con el equipo Thermaeyes que ha mostrado muy buenos resultados en algunos artículos científicos (Toyos R,Mcgill W, Briscoe D. . Tratamiento con luz pulsada intensa para la enfermedad de ojo seco debido a disfunción de la glándula de Meibomio)(2) Diseño: Estudio retrospectivo de cohorte trasversal de fuentes secundarias. Materiales y métodos: Este estudio fue realizado en el Instituto Scorsetti de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Argentina de la base de dato del OCULUS KERATOGRAPH 5M durante el año 2018, que incluyo 50 ojos de 25 paciente con antecedentes de ojo seco evaporativo y disfunción de la glándulas de Meibomio con un rango de edad de 50-80 años, de diferentes sexos, que realizaron terapia completa de IPL durante el periodo del 2018. Resultados: En la medición de la altura del menisco lagrimal: El 64% presentaron mejoría posterior a la terapia con luz pulsada, 24% no mostraron cambios significativos y 12% empeoraron. En el tiempo de ruptura de la lagrimal: 52% mostraron una mejoría posterior a la terapia con luz pulsada, 40% no obtuvo cambio y 8% empeoraron. En el enrojecimiento conjuntival: el 48% mostraron una mejoría posterior a la terapia con luz pulsada, 48% no obtuvo cambio y 4% empeoró. Y en la encuesta sintomática (DEQ ): el 48% mostraron una mejoría posterior a la terapia con luz pulsada, 32% no obtuvo cambio y 20% empeoraron. Conclusiones: La terapia de IPL es una excelente opción de tratamiento del el ojo seco evaporativo con disfunción de la glándula de meibonio mostrando mejoría objetiva con estabilización de la película lagrimal, en la altura del menisco lagrimal, enrojecimiento conjuntival, tinción de superficie, así como también mejoría subjetiva en los síntomas.
Objective: To evaluate the functional changes obtained in the KERATOGRAPH 5M after intense pulsed light therapy (IPL), during the period from January to December 2018 in the Ophthalmological Institute Prof. Dr. Daniel Scorsetti of the City of Buenos Aires Argentina Introduction: The dry eye is a chronic pathology very frequent in adulthood that can cause decrease in productivity and is very high cost in our environment, there are different therapies for the management of dry eyes; This work is focused on evaporative dry eye with dysfunction of the meibomian glands and its management with intense pulsed light therapy with Thermaeyes equipment that has shown very good results in some scientific articles. Design: Retrospective study of cross-sectional cohort of secondary sources. Materials and methods: This study was conducted in the Ophthalmological Institute Prof. Dr. Daniel Scorsetti of the City of Buenos Aires - Argentina of the data base of OCULUS KERATOGRAPH 5M during the year 2018, which included 50 eyes of 25 patients with a history of evaporative dry eye and dysfunction of the meibomian glands with an age range of 50-80 years, of different sexes, who performed complete IPL therapy during the period of 2018. Results: In the measurement of tear meniscus height: 64% showed improvement after pulsed light therapy, 24% did not show significant changes and 12% worsened. At the time of rupture of the lacrimal: 52% showed a subsequent improvement to the therapy with pulsed light, 40% did not obtain change and 8% worsened. In the conjunctival redness: 48% showed an improvement after the pulsed light therapy, 48% did not change and 4% got worse. And in the symptomatic survey (DEQ ): 48% showed an improvement after pulsed light therapy, 32% did not change and 20% worsened. Conclusions: IPL therapy is an excellent treatment option for evaporative dry eye with dysfunction of the meibonio gland, showing objective improvement with stabilization of the lacrimal film, in the height of the lacrimal meniscus, conjunctival reddening, surface staining, as well as also subjective improvement in symptoms.
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Humans , Middle Aged , Aged , Dry Eye Syndromes/therapy , Cross-Sectional Studies , Retrospective Studies , Cohort Studies , Intense Pulsed Light Therapy , Meibomian Gland Dysfunction/therapyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of eyelid margin cleaning using Deep Cleaning Device for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction-associated dry eye.@*METHODS@#This was a prospective, randomized, open-label, investigator-masked, and self-controlled study. We randomly assigned one eye of patients with meibomian gland dysfunction-associated dry eye to the treatment group, and the other eye to the control group. Both groups received artificial tears and lid warming; the treatment group received an additional one-time in-office eyelid margin cleaning using Deep Cleaning Device. Non-invasive tear break-up time (NITBUT) and tear meniscus height (TMH) of each eye, and Standard Patient Evaluation for Eye Dryness II (SPEED II) score of each patient were evaluated before and at one week after treatment.@*RESULTS@#Thirty eyes of 15 patients were enrolled. No adverse effects occurred during the treatment. Compared with the baseline values, the SPEED score decreased significantly at one week after treatment (mean±95% confidence interval, 11.00±0.99 vs. 5.67±1.67, P<0.0001), the NITBUT-first in the treatment group increased significantly at one week after treatment ((4.74±1.27) s vs. (7.49±2.22) s, P=0.01). The NITBUT-first was significantly longer in the treatment group ((7.49±2.22) s) than in the control group ((5.17±0.91) s) at one week after treatment (P=0.042). No significant differences were found in other tear film parameters between the two groups.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Eyelid margin cleaning using the novel Deep Cleaning Device is a convenient, effective, and safe treatment for patients with meibomian gland dysfunction-associated dry eye.