There are numerous studies that have examined performance of commercially available warm compresses for treatment of MGD. The temperature of the mask was monitored every 500ms for 1 hour after removal from the microwave.Īverage temperatures achieved were 35.67☌ at 15 sec, 39.54 ☌ at 20 sec, 42.17 ☌ at 25 sec, 46.75 ☌ at 30 sec, 47.50 ☌ at 35 sec, 48.21 ☌ at 40 sec. After heating, the mask was placed with the outside of one eye pad down on a wooden surface, a temperature sensor (DS18B20, Maxim Integrated Products, San Jose, CA) was placed on top of the inside surface of the eye pad and the second eye pad was folded over on top of the temperature sensor, sandwiching the sensor between the inside surfaces of the two pads.

The microwave time was set at 5 second increments between and including the extreme values specified by the manufacturer’s website (15-20 seconds, 20-25 seconds, and 20-30 seconds the last being printed on the package insert), with durations of 35 to 45 seconds added to examine the possible effect of exceeding the recommended heating time. The mask was microwaved for 7 different lengths of time, and 3 temperature trials were conducted for each heating duration. This study determined how the temperature of this device varies as a function of time in the microwave.Ī Bruder Moist Heat Eye Compress was microwaved using a single residential microwave. The instructions for the device differ between the package insert and the manufacturer’s website. The Bruder mask is heated using a microwave oven. The Bruder Moist Heat Eye Compress is a treatment for Meibomian gland dysfunction(MGD).

Moist warm eye compress