Ois Podcast

When Barry Linder, MD, was an ophthalmologist with Kaiser Permanente, he saw a familiar pattern. Patients with dry eye disease usually had Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). They were advised to place a wet warm washcloth over the eyelids twice a day. They’d inevitably abandon the protocol after a few days.Thinking there had to be a better way, he developed the EyeGenie, a simple but effective eye mask that delivers continuous heat for up to 15 minutes.For patients with moderate to severe dry eye, he developed the Eye Lipid Mobilizer (ELM), a device so effective that podcast host Paul Karpecki, OD, says it has “the most potential of any in the field of in-office procedures.”Dr. Linder, who founded Eyedetec Medical to develop and commercialize these products, says ELM embodies the following characteristics:It’s convenient (Patients can use it on their own after one in-office visit.)It’s affordableIt’s effectiveELM combines vibration, heat, and neuromodulation to decrease tear evaporation and to induce expressi