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Analyses revealed significant differences only between eyelid warming therapies and negative controls for ocular surface disease index scores (mean difference (MD): 19.57; 95% CI: 12.51\u201326.64;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), with\n                      <jats:italic>LipiFlow<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00ae and warm compresses showing comparable results (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.53\n                      <jats:italic>)<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Warm compresses did not achieve significant improvements in tear film break-up time (MD: 0.80; 95% CI: \u22120.29 to 1.88;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.15), lipid layer thickness (MD: 4.54; 95% CI: \u22125.73 to 14.81;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.39) or comfortable CL wearing time (MD: \u22120.06; 95% CI: \u22121.19 to 1.06;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.91) when compared with positive controls, nor in the Schirmer test when compared with negative\/positive controls (MD: \u22120.46; 95% CI: \u22124.17 to 3.25;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200924%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.81). Regarding safety, most studies reported no adverse events and demonstrated a satisfactory tolerability profile for eyelid warming therapies. However, a meta-analysis could not be performed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The efficacy of eyelid warming therapies for alleviating CLDE and improving comfortable CL wearing time is limited. 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