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Therapeutic Effect of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Combined with Meibomian Gland Expression (MGX) on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)

open access: yes, 2020
Purpose. Our study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of intense pulsed light (IPL) combined with meibomian gland expression (MGX) in treating meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Methods. This study was a prospective interventional study.
Yuexin Wang   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Changes in the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 after intense pulsed light therapy combined with meibomian gland expression in moderate and severe meibomian gland dysfunction

open access: yes, 2021
Purpose: To evaluate the combined effect of intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy and meibomian gland expression on extracellular matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels and clinical outcomes of moderate and severe meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD ...
박소영   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Asymptomatic Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in a Middle-Aged Population in Taiwan - A Cross-sectional Analysis

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
Managing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is the key to prevent CVD. This study aimed to prevent CVD by introducing asymptomatic meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), a condition associated with various CVD risk factors, as an early indicator for ...
Alexander Chen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meibomian Gland Disease

open access: yes, 2017
To discuss the pathology, causes, and ocular surface impact of meibomian gland disease (MGD), as well as its relationship to dry eye. MGD is a common disorder with various contributing mechanisms and clinical manifestations.
Goldhardt, Raquel   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Meibomian gland dysfunction: hyperkeratinization or atrophy? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the major cause of evaporative dry eye disease (EDED) and dysfunction is widely thought to mechanistically involve ductal hyperkeratinization, plugging and obstruction.
Parfitt, Geraint J   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment of best corrected visual acuity in type 2 diabetic patients with meibomian gland dysfunction [PDF]

open access: yesMinia Journal of Medical Research
Introduction:Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)is considered an inflammatory state and a trigger for evaporative dry eye disease (DED) (1).Aim of the study: Assessment of visual acuity in patients with MGD including type 2 diabetic patients.Patients and ...
Walaa Mostafa Kamal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: What Have Animal Models Taught Us?

open access: yes, 2020
Studies have estimated that currently 344 million people worldwide and 16.4 million adults in the US have some form of dry eye disease (DED). It is believed that approximately 70% of DED cases are due to some form of evaporative dry eye, for which ...
Isabel Y. Moreno   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A randomized controlled study evaluating outcomes of intense pulsed light and low-level light therapy for treating meibomian gland dysfunction and evaporative dry eye

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Purpose: This randomized, controlled, blinded study evaluates the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy with low-level light therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and evaporative dry eye (EDE) compared to a control
Sharon D'Souza   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of perfluorohexyloctane (PFHO) in patients with dry eye disease (DED) due to meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD): Systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesMedicine
Background: Dry eye disease (DED) associated with meibomian gland dysfunction lacks a conclusive treatment, placing existing solutions under the burden of side effects and limitations. This study seeks to assess the efficacy and safety of perfluorohexyloctane (PFHO) in treating DED associated with meibomian gland dysfunction.
Rabbia Munsab   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Efficacy and safety of topical macrolides versus systemic tetracyclines for meibomian gland dysfunction–a systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To review the efficacy and safety of oral doxycycline antibiotics versus topical macrolides in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Methods A comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and ClinicalTrials.gov through December 2024 identified randomised controlled trials ...
Margarita Safir   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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