Randomized Controlled Trial of Long-term Treatment Effectiveness for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and Dry Eye

Exclusion Criteria

• •Systemic disease condition or medication that causes dry eye
• •Use of other treatments for MGD or dry eye
• •Ocular surgery, trauma, herpes infection, punctal plug insertion or punctal occlusion within past 3 months
• •Active eye infection
• •Active eye inflammation or recurrent inflammation within past 3 months
• •Moderate to severe allergic conjunctivitis
• •Severe eyelid inflammation
• •Eyelid abnormality that affects lid function
• •Ocular surface abnormality that may compromise corneal integrity
• •Pregnant or nursing women
• •Participation in another ophthalmic clinical trial within past 30 days