# TearScience

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'''TearScience''' is an American company founded in 2005 that develops, manufactures and markets ophthalmic [medical device](/source/medical_device)s aiding in the identification and treatment of [meibomian gland dysfunction](/source/meibomian_gland_dysfunction), which can lead to [dry eye disease](/source/dry_eye_disease),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hawaiian Eye & Retina 2021 Meeting - Home|url=https://www.healio.com/meeting/hawaiianeyemeeting/home|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.healio.com|language=en}}</ref> which is a condition that affect as many as 25 million Americans. The company's Lipiflow System was [FDA](/source/Food_and_Drug_Administration) cleared in June 2011 for treating meibomian gland dysfunction<ref>{{cite journal  |vauthors=Lane SS, etal |title=A new system, the LipiFlow, for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction. |journal=Cornea |year=2012 |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=396–404 |doi=10.1097/ico.0b013e318239aaea |pmid=22222996}}</ref> and is currently installed in over 250 locations across the globe. The company is headquartered in [Morrisville, North Carolina](/source/Morrisville%2C_North_Carolina).

== Products ==

LipiView Ocular Surface uses [interferometry](/source/interferometry) to measure the thickness of the tear film oily [lipid layer](/source/Meibomian_gland).<ref>{{cite journal |title=Correlation between quantitative measurements of tear film lipid layer thickness andmeibomian gland loss in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction and normal controls. |vauthors=Eom Y, Lee JS, Kang SY, Kim HM, Song JS |journal=American Journal of Ophthalmology |date=June 2013 |volume=155 |issue=6 |pages=1104–1110 |doi=10.1016/j.ajo.2013.01.008 |publisher=Epub 2013 Mar 7 |pmid=23465270}}</ref> LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System uses heat and pressure to unblock obstructed meibomian glands<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Korb DR, Blackie CA |title=Restoration of meibomian gland functionality with novel thermodynamic treatment device-a case report. |journal=Cornea |date=August 2010 |volume=29 |issue=8| pages=930–933 |doi=10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181ca36d6 |pmid=20531168}}</ref> to reduce dry eye symptoms.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Greiner JV. |title=A single LipiFlow® Thermal Pulsation System treatment improves meibomian glandfunction and reduces dry eye symptoms for 9 months. |journal=Current Eye Research |date=April 2012 |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=272–278 |doi=10.3109/02713683.2011.631721 |pmid=22324772}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.tearscience.com}}
* [http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-272305/?mod=wsj_streaming_latest-headlines Wall Street Journal "More Dry Eyes in the House"]
* [http://www.revoptom.com/content/d/product_review/c/39721/ Review of Optometry "Dry Eye Measurement Lipiview Ocular Surface Interferometer"]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://medcitynews.com/2011/07/medical-device-dry-eye-treatment-wins-fda-approval/ MedCity News "Medical device dry-eye treatment LipiFlow wins FDA approval]

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