Intense Pulse Light IPL for Dry Eye Disease Not all technology is the Same

In 2001 when some rosacea patients reported improvement in their dry eye symptoms after undergoing Intense Pulse Light, IPL, it began my long journey to bring this treatment to market. The major problem that we had in the beginning is that the technology did not fit the purpose. We also did not know what would be the best technique to insure a high level of success. We began 7 years of study trying different powers and pulses, techniques, and adjustments to the technology. I approached several IPL manufacturers with my idea. I thought with a partnership I could make modifications as we did our research to finally develop the ultimate technology for the treatment. Most companies turned me down. Some of the quotes: 1.“we have no interest in dry eye”, 2. “we don’t see how this would work”, 3. “we are an aesthetics company not a disease treatment company”. I was very discouraged that companies were turning me down and the medical community didn’t understand the treatment. One day the President of Dermamed, an IPL company, Roger Parkin, walked in the door and stated he had dry eye and wanted to try my treatment. He went through the treatment protocol and came back to see me a week later and said his symptoms of dry eye improved and he wanted to help.

By 2008 I had a technology, Dermamed Diamond with DES, and treatment protocol (Toyos Dry Eye Treatment). We trained our first center in 2008 and have been training centers ever since including The Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Duke to name a few and centers worldwide. I have trained the President and Past President of our ophthalmology society. When I lectured on the treatment in the early days it was met by skepticism from my peers. Now everyone in the medical community accepts IPL as a treatment for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, Ocular Surface Disease, Rosacea, and Dry Eye Disease. But now sharks smell blood in the water and they want to feast. The same companies that did not want anything to do with the treatment want to roll out their old IPL systems and say they treat dry eye as well. They weren’t willing to put in the work a decade ago and they haven’t put in the work now. No other IPL system has the 10year track record of safety and success like the Diamond with DES. No other system has the program of power and pulses that I researched for 15 years. No other system can state that right out of the box with my training a doctor can replicate our published results of 93% effectiveness. These companies want to take IPL for Dry Eye Disease back to where I started in 2001 trying different pulses and powers for different patients hoping they can find what works. They have grossly copied some of my techniques to gain credibility but they do not understand the principals that only time and experience can bring. Doctors have also tried to fool the public by saying they have an affiliation with me or have worked with me. As a patient if you want the best effect from IPL for Dry Eye Disease make sure that the doctor is using Dermamed Diamond and received the Toyos training. Just because a doctor lists Toyos Clinic on their resume does not mean that they have been trained by me or are using the Dermamed Diamond. Centers like The Mayo Clinic and Duke, which use our technology and technique, have reported similar 90percent effectiveness. We are still waiting for centers using other IPL technologies to report or publish their results.

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