Combined Intense Pulsed Light and Low-Level Light Therapy for the Treatment of Dry Eye: A Retrospective Before-After Study with One-Year Follow-Up.

Miguel Angel Pérez-SilgueroDavid Pérez-Silguero Amado RiveroMaria Inmaculada Bernal-BlascoPablo Encinas-Pisa

Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)

IPL/LLLT is safe and produces an important reduction in symptoms and signs of dry eye disease, still relevant one year after the end of treatment in a sample with high symptoms' severity. Therefore, it represents a promising treatment option for patients who do not improve with conventional treatment. Randomized trials are needed to determine the added benefit provided by LLLT.

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