Safety and efficacy of Vectored thermal pulsation, Intense pulsed light, and Eyelid Warm compress therapies (VIEW) for meibomian gland dysfunction: Study design and baseline characteristics of a randomized controlled trial

• Zhichao Hu,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1628-4274

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• Hanson Yiu Man Wong,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4664-1052

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• Emily Hoi Ying Chan,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-2175

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• Eric Ka Ho Choy,

  Roles Software, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Andy Chak Fung Ng,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Xulin Liao,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Fatema Mohamed Ali Abdulla Aljufairi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Ophthalmology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospitals, Manama, Bahrain

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• Jake Uy Sebastian,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Ophthalmology, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Cebu, Philippines

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• Kenneth Ka Hei Lai,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Princes of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China

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• Charlotte Yi Sum Poon,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Wanxue Chen,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Vanissa Wing See Chow,

  Roles Conceptualization

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5029-8621

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• Clement Chee Yung Tham,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Princes of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China, Eye Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Hong Kong, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4407-6907

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• Chi Pui Pang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Kelvin Kam Lung Chong

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: chongkamlung@cuhk.edu.hk

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Princes of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China, Eye Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Hong Kong, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2587-1323

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