Research progress in physical therapy for dry eye
10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2018.4.16
- VernacularTitle:干眼症的物理治疗研究进展
- Author:
Kai MA
1
;
Qing-Song LI
;
Zhen-Yong ZHANG
;
Min-Hong XIANG
;
Yan-Qing ZHAO
Author Information
1. 上海中医药大学附属普陀医院眼科
- Keywords:
dry eye;
physical therapy;
research progress
- From:
International Eye Science
2018;18(4):660-663
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
·Dry eye is a common ocular surface disease, which seriously affects the work and quality of life of the patients. In recent years, physical therapies for dry eye have developed rapidly. This paper summarizes the traditional physical therapies such as fumigation, atomization, eye massage, hot compress, moisture chamber glasses and so on, and bandage contact lenses and scleral contact lenses,intense pulsed light treatment, Blephasteam wet chamber warming device,LipiFlow heat pulse therapy and other advanced physical treatment methods widely used in recent years. We review the recent research progress about physical therapies for dry eye to provide reference for clinical treatment.
