Perioperative intense pulsed light to prevent and improve symptoms of post-laser corneal refractive surgery dry eye. A randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of perioperative IPL therapy in preventing postoperative ocular surface disorders in patients undergoing corneal laser refractive surgery.

Design: randomized, controlled, clinical trial with triple-blinding.

Methods: Setting: Vissum Miranza - Alicante; Study population: 61 patients randomized in two groups: 31 study patients (perioperative IPL + laser refractive surgery) and 30 control patients (perioperative placebo + laser refractive surgery).