The FDA has approved a drug to target the excessive tear evaporation associated with dry eye disease.
The treatment, MIEBO , is a semifluorinated alkane that works to reduce tear evaporation byMIEBO is the only FDA-approved treatment specifically targeting excessive tear evaporation, which affects 86% of people with dry eye disease, according to Bausch + Lomb, which developed the drug with its German partner, Novaliq GmbH.
, a condition that affects the oil glands on the eyelid. The glands produce oil that prevents the eye's water layer from evaporating too rapidly; when the glands are impaired, evaporation of tears increases.according to a 2017 study The approval is based on two randomized clinical trials in which patients received MIEBO four times daily for 2 months. The trials enrolled a total of more than 1200 patients who had a history of dry eye disease and signs of meibomian gland dysfunction. Participants were randomly administered MIEBO or a placebo solution of hypotonic saline 0.6%.
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