title: Tear film with "Orgahexa EyeMasks" in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of a new Orgahexa eye warmer mask for patients with simple meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective comparative study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty right eyes of 20 patients with simple MGD, and 22 right eyes of 22 healthy controls were studied. Subjects were allocated to Orgahexa or conventional eye mask wear for 10 min (short-term study), and for 2 weeks (long-term study). Eyelid temperature measurements, slit lamp examination, tear film break-up time, Schirmer test, vital staining, tear film lipid layer interferometry, and dry eye symptomatology scoring with visual analog scales were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Orgahexa eye warmer improved both tear function and ocular surface status, and decreased symptoms significantly without any complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Orgahexa eye warmer is a simple, safe, and convenient method, which seems to improve the ocular surface status and tear functions in patients with simple MGD.
authors.affiliation: Ishida Eye Clinic, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onguchi
authors.forename: Minako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaido
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwamuro
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: Eiki
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dogru
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsubota
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008055:Lipids / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008537:Meibomian Glands; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013666:Tears / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids