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Scientific Reports, 2021 Many recent studies have showed that morphological changes are one of the key signs of meibomian gland disease (MGD). These changes can be seen even before symptom onset, potentially underestimating the prevalence of MGD; however, until now, there is no ...
Ricaurte Ramiro Crespo-Treviño +3 more
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Impact of Chronic Smoking on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between chronic cigarette smoking and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).This study enrolled 322 smokers with MGD and 2067 non-smokers with MGD.
Shen Wang +6 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 ObjectiveTo assess a novel eyelid pressure measurement device and study the relationship between eyelid pressure and ocular surface parameters of moderate-to-severe dry eye disease (DED).MethodsThe present study included 70 eyes of 35 moderate-to-severe ...
Jingyi Wang +7 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2021 Background To evaluate the effects of lid debris debridement and meibomian gland expression (MGX) on extracellular matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels and clinical outcomes of moderate and severe MGD. Methods In this retrospective case series study,
Su Young Moon +8 more
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Relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and changes of the lid margin, meibomian gland and tear film in dry eye patients: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Int OphthalmolHao Y +6 more
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Biofilm Theory for Lid Margin and Dry Eye Disease
, 2021 Blepharitis and dry eye disease have long been viewed as two distinct diseases with overlapping presentations and separate etiologies. Evaporative dry eye, although frequently associated with aqueous deficiency, is also considered a separate entity.
Maria Vincent +3 more
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Clinical efficacy of combined topical 0.05% cyclosporine A and 0.1% sodium hyaluronate in the dry eyes with meibomian gland dysfunction [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 AIM: To investigate the efficacy of combined topical 0.05% cyclosporine A (CsA; Restasis®, Allergan pharmaceuticals, USA) and 0.1% sodium hyaluronate treatment in dry eyes with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).
Ho-Yun Kim +5 more
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Comparison of the meibomian gland dysfunction in patients with chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease and Sjögren’s syndrome [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To investigate the abnormalities in the meibomian gland in patients with dry eye disease (DED) associated with chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease (coGVHD) in comparison with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS), a major form of aqueous deficient DED and ...
Won Choi +5 more
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Evaluation of meibomian gland and tear film changes in patients with pterygium
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 Background: Recent studies have demonstrated that pterygium has a close relationship with dry eye disease. This study is to determine abnormalities in meibomian gland and tear function in patients with pterygium and to assess the relationship between the
Fen Ye +5 more
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The correlation between Demodex infestation and meibomian gland dysfunction at different ages
BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background This study aimed to explore the associations between Demodex infestation and the ocular surface characteristics of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in different age groups, to further understand the effect of Demodex on MGD.
Xiaowen Sun +5 more
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