Purpose: Investigator feedback was used to assess the clinical use of the LipiFlow® System with the new translucent Activator Clear to successfully complete LipiFlow® treatments. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective, open-label clinical investigation. A total of 88 eyes (44 subjects) were treated using the LipiFlow® System with the new Activator Clear. Subjects diagnosed with bilateral meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) were enrolled in the study. Each investigator performed a complete LipiFlow® treatment with the translucent Activator on both eyes of each subject. Investigators completed a questionnaire assessing the clinical use of the Activator Clear on a 5-point scale (1 – very difficult or strongly disagree, 3 – neutral, 5 – very easy or strongly agree). Results: The new translucent Activator provided successful LipiFlow® treatments in 100% of cases, with 95% confidence interval of (96%, 100%). Additionally, the investigators agreed or strongly agreed that the translucent components of the Activator Clear made it easy to access and position the activator with confidence on the subject’s eye. Conclusion: The overall investigators’ impressions on usage and functionality of LipiFlow® System with the translucent Activator were very positive. The Activator Clear enables doctors with efficient and confident positioning around patient eyelids to ensure successful LipiFlow® treatment when used as indicated.
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Hu, J. G., Dang, V. T., Chang, D. H., Goldberg, D. F., McKinnon, C., Makedonsky, K., … Ji, L. (2022). Performance of a Translucent Activator for LipiFlow Vectored Thermal Pulse (VTP) Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. Clinical Ophthalmology, 16, 963–971. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S354738
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