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2,532 questions · 2,642 findings · 483 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 534 · 20.2%GRADE not reported 82 · 3.1%Very low 641 · 24.3%Low 807 · 30.5%Moderate 472 · 17.9%High 106 · 4%

IPL (with/without MGX) vs no treatment/sham

Dry eye symptoms, measured using the OSDI score (ranging from 0 to 100 units, with a reduction in scores indicating clinical improvement) at 1‐month (with actual · people with meibomian gland dysfunction

It is very uncertain whether IPL (with/without MGX) changes dry eye symptoms, measured using the SPEED score at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

IPL (with/without MGX) vs no treatment/sham

Tear osmolarity, measured in mOsmol/L, at 3 months of · people with meibomian gland dysfunction

IPL (with/without MGX) showed no clear difference in tear osmolarity, measured in mOsmol/L, at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

IPL (with/without MGX) vs no treatment/sham

Meibomian gland orifice plugging, at 3 months of · people with meibomian gland dysfunction

It is very uncertain whether IPL (with/without MGX) changes meibomian gland orifice plugging, at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review