06/23/2026
LipiFlow is one of the best-known in-office treatments for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). It helps, but it's only a one-time reset. It doesn't touch the inflammation, Demodex, or weak blink mechanics that caused the glands to clog in the first place.
In this blog, we walk through why OptiLIGHT IPL + OptiLIFT target and treat those upstream causes better than LipiFlow.
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