W.J, a 60 year old gentleman came to Eye Care of Iowa with complaints of significant dryness, more so in his left eye. Waking up every morning with burning scratching eyes was driving him crazy! He had tried using drops, which helped for a few minutes, before his eyes would start to water, and that water would often run down his cheek.
LipiView evaluation showed that despite poor oil quality, W.J. had good blinking habits. Of 6 blinks noted in 30 seconds, only 1 of these blinks was a partial blink.
Meibomian gland evaluation showed that most of W.J.'s glands were plugged. There was very little oil released on expression. Looking at the glands themselves, many of the glands were atrophied. Dr. Ward concluded that W.J.'s right eye glands were functioning at about 30%. The left eye was functioning at about 20%
W.J. elected to have the LipiFlow procedure. Immediately after the 12 minute procedure he noted improvement.
Returning a month later, he informed me that he was extremely happy at the changes he had experienced. Following our protocol of daily triglyceride fish oils and blink exercises, he noted a drastic decrease in his dryness in the morning hours. He also had decreased watering. Dr. Ward expects W.J. to continue to improve over the next few months.
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