International Review of Ophthalmology ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 313-317.doi: 10.3760/ cma.j.issn.1673-5803.2020.05.004

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Advances in related mechanisms of intense pulsed light therapy in ocular surface diseases

Dong Wenhui, Yan Xiaoming   

  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
  • Received:2020-03-25 Online:2020-10-22 Published:2020-11-01
  • Contact: Yan Xiaoming, Email: yanxiaoming7908@163.com
  • Supported by:
     National Natural Science Foundation of China (81870629)

Abstract:

The ocular surface indications of intense pulse light therapy have been extended to six diseases such as meibomian gland dysfunction, and the mechanism of intense pulsed light treatment is mainly based on the two major theories of selective photothermatology and photobiomodulation. In addition to photopyrolysis target substrates, photobiomodulation plays an increasingly essential role as one of the important mechanisms of intense pulsed light. Intense pulsed light can not only improve ocular surface symptoms in a short-term, but also has a cumulative treatment efficacy to promote meibomian gland resuscitation.(Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2020, 44：  313-317）

 

Key words: Intense pulsed light, ocular surface diseases