LipiFlow vs thermostatic devices: Mean change from baseline in meibum quality scores at 1 to 4 weeks (higher is favored)
LipiFlow showed no clear difference in mean change from baseline in meibum quality scores at 1 to 4 weeks… compared with thermostatic devices (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
LipiFlow vs thermostatic devices Mean change from baseline in meibum quality scores at 1 to 4 weeks (higher is favored) · people with dry eye LipiFlow showed no clear difference in mean change from baseline in meibum quality scores at 1 to 4 weeks… compared with thermostatic devices (low certainty). LipiFlow for the treatment of dry eye disease (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | SMD 0.11 | 2 studies · 354 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LipiFlow for the treatment of dry eye disease 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.