AIM:To explore the efficacy of physical therapy meibomian gland opening pick row for meibomian gland dysfunction(MGD).

METHODS: The MGD 52 patients(100 eyes)admitted to hospital from January 2012 to December 2012 were retrospective analyzed. They were divided into 2 groups. Group A of 26 patients(50 eyes)were treated with local cleaning, heating, opening pick a row, TobraDex-ointment and artificial tears comprehensive treatments. Group B of 26 cases(50 eyes)were only treated with artificial tears and TobraDex-ointment drug treatment. Subjective symptom, corneal fluorescein staining(FL), tear secretion and tear film break-up time(BUT)of the 2 groups before and after treatment were compared.

RESULTS: Symptoms of group A were improved in 24 cases(47 eyes), improvement rate was 94%; group B symptoms improved in 14 cases(27 eyes), improvement rate was 54%, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.01). Two sets of tear secretion before and after treatment had no significant difference(P>0.05), tear film BUT in group A was significantly improved after treatment, the differences was statistically significant(P<0.01)between before and after treatment; corneal fluorescein staining(FL )before and after treatment between the two groups has statistically significance(P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: MGD is a chronic disease that can cause ocular inflammation and injury, meibomian gland opening pick row physiotherapy for meibomian gland dysfunction is efficacy and has high patient satisfaction.