Question about cold compresses

[Daniel2]

I suffer from MGD and had been told by my ophthalmologist to use heat compressions to loosen up the glands. My question is if doing several cold compresses for inflammation throughout the day will actually be detrimental and working against the goal of the warm compresses towards the MG.

Thanks in advance

[dave25]

That's a great question Daniel. I haven't found any research on this topic, but I have also had doctors tell me cold compresses might make the MG oil spread less efficiently. However, in my personal experience I have found cold compresses to be much more beneficial than warm compresses. I have ocular rosacea and for some reason the warm compresses just make my eyes feel worse. I hope this helps.