The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if there is a difference in eyelid temperature after low-level light therapy (LLLT) in individuals with different amounts of skin pigmentation and dry eye/meibomian gland disease. Participants will have 3 fifteen minute in office LLLT therapy sessions over a period of approximately 7 to 14 days.
The primary objective of the study is to determine if there is a difference in the thermal effect of low-level light therapy (LLLT) in individuals with different skin pigmentation (Fitzpatrick skin type I-IV verses Fitzpatrick skin type V-VI) using a clinically available 633nm LLLT system, the Epi-C-Plus (Espansione group, Bologna, Italy).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
A mask with Light Emitting Diodes wavelength 633nm will be placed over closed eyes for 15 minutes.
The University of Houston College of Optometry
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGEyelid temperature
Time frame: Eyelid temperature will be measured before and after 15 minutes of low-level light therapy at the baseline visit.
Ocular Surface Disease Index Questionnaire
Time frame: After 3 low-level light therapy treatment sessions through study completion, an average of 1 week.
Tear break up time
Time frame: After 3 low-level light therapy treatment sessions through study completion, an average of 1 week.
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