LipiFlow™ and MiBoFlo Therapy

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Advanced Treatments for Dry Eyes

Studies have been done and patients have reported great relief from dry eye symptoms after being treated with LipiFlow™ and MiBoFlo research-based technologies. Family Eye Care Dry Eye Clinic utilizes both. Call us today to schedule an appointment. We also offer same-day emergency appointments.

We offer MiBoFlo as a treatment for mild to moderate lipid-deficient dry eye disease (DED) patients, and LipiFlo™ for moderate to severe DED patients. Your doctor will determine the severity of your condition and recommend the treatment that is best for your condition.

LipiFlow™ Thermal Pulsation Treatment

The LipiFlow® Activator, a single-use sterile device, safely and comfortably delivers automated therapeutic energies to each meibomian gland, while protecting the delicate structure of your eyes. This treatment restores the gland function.

Supported by 36 patents and seven years of dedicated research, this treatment provides a level of accuracy and quality that allows Family Eye Care Dry Eye Clinic professionals to treat MGD patients with confidence and ease.

During the treatment, its contoured design vaults your cornea and protects your eyes. This allows a maximum therapeutic temperature of 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit to reach the glands from the inner eyelid, without damaging your eyelid or delicate structures of your globe.

Space-age insulation protects the cornea from exceeding a safe 103.1 degrees Fahrenheit, while an intelligent pressure feedback loop sends pulsed sequences to expel blockages. Force equalization protects the globe from pressure transmission by focusing energy only on the eyelid.

Delivered through the LipiFlow® Activator, Vectored Thermal Pulse™ (VTP) technology maximizes the results while keeping the patient comfortable. VTP™ uniquely applies a combination of heat and pressure to the inner eyelid to safely remove any gland obstructions and stagnant gland content.

Patented vectored heat and adaptive force equalization targets the pulse, heat, and pressure on the meibomian glands to maximize effectiveness. Therapeutic motion provides proximal to distal peristalsis to clear gland contents.

Watch the video below for more information about the LipiFlow® treatment.

MiBo ThermoFlo For Mild to Moderate Dry Eye

BlephEx™ treatments combined with ocular supplements (EZ Tears,) have shown great success in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction, meibomitis, and posterior blepharitis. We have also treated pre-LASIK and post-LASIK patients, those becoming contact lens intolerant, and patients with acute hordeolum.

MiBo ThermoFlo treats the root cause of lipid-deficient dry eye disease. This treatment uses thermoelectric heat via a handheld probe that has a double eye pad attached with ultrasound gel. This is applied to the end to facilitate the heat transfer through the lid to the meibomian glands.

Family Eye Care Dry Eye Clinic has a specific protocol for treatment, which works very effectively. First, the patient receives a BlephEx™ treatment. Then we perform three consecutive MiboFlo treatments for 10 minutes per lid, two weeks apart. One month after the last of the three MiboFlo treatments, you see the doctor.

Heat at a temperature of 108° is emitted from the probe. A technician massages your lids with the probe alternating between a circular and back and forth motion. We make these treatments available in a spa-like environment with music and a special pillow, which makes it a great experience for the patient.

Additionally, we strongly recommend that patients also begin a regimen of 2 capsules of EZ Tears by Eye Promise. The healthier meibum combined with the heat treatment and better meibum flow leads to excellent results and relief.

We charge $600 for all four treatments (one BlephEx™ and three MiboFlos) and it is an out-of-pocket expense. There are no disposable eyepieces or activators necessary, allowing the cost to be minimum. In our experience, patients are very receptive to the treatment and the cost is not prohibitive.

Source: Thomas Kislan, OD

Founder and medical director of Hazleton Eye Specialists

Stroudsburg Eye Specialists and The Dry Eye Clinic of Northeast, PA

foreyeys@ptd.net

Watch the video below for more information about theMibo Flo® treatment.