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Chambered warm moist air eyelid warming devices - a review.

Morten Schjerven MagnoJonatan OlafssonMarie BeiningEmily MoschowitsNeil LagaliJames S WolffsohnJennifer P CraigDarlene A DarttJelle VehofTor P Utheim
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2021)
Currently available chambered warm moist air eyelid warming devices are safe and effective at raising eyelid temperature to therapeutic levels and improving signs and symptoms of dry eye. However, it is not clear if they provide a greater benefit than other eyelid warming therapies. Further well-conducted RCTs comparing moist and dry heat devices should be conducted on patients across the range of DED severities and subtype spectrum.
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