The EyeBag®
The EyeBag® is a convenient silk and cotton device filled with flax seeds. You heat it up each time in a microwave and medical research confirms that the EyeBag® is both safe and effective for treating the following conditions:
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)
- Blepharitis
- Dry Eye Syndromes
- Styes
- Eyelid Cysts (a Meibomian cyst is known as a chalazion)
- Contact Lens Dry Eye
- Corneal Laser associated Dry Eye
- Rosacea
- Sjögren's syndrome (which is rare and probably accounts for less than one in every thousand patients with dry eye symptoms in the UK)
The MGDRx EyeBag® is a patented, CE marked, Class 1 Medical Device registered with the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) since February 2005. It is listed in Part IX-A of the NHS Drug Tariff as a medical appliance. The EyeBag® is also registered as a Medical Device by the US Food and Drug Administration - The FDA.
