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Hyperglycemia Induces Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2022
Patients diagnosed with diabetes are inclined to have abnormalities on stability of tear film and disorder of meibomian gland (MG). This study aims to explore the pathological change of MG induced by diabetes in a rat model.Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin (STZ) to establish a diabetic animal model.
Guo, Yuli, Zhang, Houjian, Zhao, Zhongyang, Luo, Xin, Zhang, Minjie, Bu, Jinghua, Liang, Minghui, Wu, Han, Yu, Jingwen, He, Hui, Zong, Rongrong, Chen, Yongxiong, Liu, Zuguo, Li, Wei   +13 more
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Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Endocrine Aspects [PDF]

ISRN Ophthalmology, 2011
Purpose. To compare the hormone levels of patients with seborrheic meibomian gland dysfunction with controls. Procedures. This is a retrospective case-control study involving 50 patients and 50 controls. Blood workup for hormones was studied in both groups by using macroELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Statistical evaluation was done by using
Ozlem G. Sahin, Elçin Kartal, Nusret Taheri   +2 more
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Therapeutic Instruments Targeting Meibomian Gland Dysfunction [PDF]

Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020
The most prevalent type of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), which is obstructive, is the main cause of evaporative dry eye and is characterized by changes in the meibum composition and duct obstruction. Eyelid hygiene has usually been the most common clinical approach. However, alternative therapies for MGD are emerging on the market.
Laura Valencia-Nieto, Andrea Novo-Diez, Marta Blanco-Vázquez, Alberto López-Miguel   +3 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, Jun Young Ha, Ying Li, Jung Han Choi, Yong Sok Ji, Kyung Chul Yoon   +5 more
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Non‐contact meibography in diagnosis and treatment of non‐obvious meibomian gland dysfunction

Journal of Optometry, 2012
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the most common cause of dry eye and is recommended to be treated by warm and moist compresses followed by lid massage and lid scrub.
Heiko Pult, Britta H. Riede‐Pult
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Evaluation of Dry Eye and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Teenagers with Myopia through Noninvasive Keratograph

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
Purpose. This study aims to evaluate dry eye and ocular surface conditions of myopic teenagers by using questionnaire and clinical examinations. Methods. A total of 496 eyes from 248 myopic teenagers (7–18 years old) were studied.
Xiu Wang, Xiaoxiao Lu, Jun Yang, Ruihua Wei, Liyuan Yang, Shaozhen Zhao, Xilian Wang   +6 more
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Physical Therapy Modalities of Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Digital Chinese Medicine, 2020
The meibomian gland is a unique sebaceous gland located in the eyelid. Its main function is to secrete lipids and form the lipid layer of the tear film to delay the evaporation of waterborne tears, increase the surface tension of the tear film, and to ...
Li Jie, Ou Shang-Kun, Li Wei, Liu Zu-Guo, Peng Qing-Hua   +4 more
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Hyperlipidemia induces meibomian gland dysfunction

The Ocular Surface, 2019
To investigate the pathological changes of the meibomian gland (MG) and ocular surface in Apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE-/-) mice and to investigate the association of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) with hyperlipidemia.Total plasma cholesterol was measured in different ages of ApoE-/- and wild type (WT) mice, whilst the ocular surfaces were ...
Jinghua Bu, Yang Wu, Xiaoxin Cai, Nan Jiang, M. Vimalin Jeyalatha, Jingwen Yu, Xin He, Hui He, Yuli Guo, Mingjie Zhang, Andrew J. Quantock, Zuguo Liu, Wei Li   +12 more
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The Predictive Potential of Altered Voxel-Based Morphometry in Severely Obese Patients With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
ObjectiveTo investigate voxel-based morphometry (VBM) by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in meibomian gland dysfunction patients with severe obesity (PATs) and to explore the application of VBM in the early diagnosis, prevention of cognitive ...
Le-Yan Li, Le-Yan Li, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Jun-Wei Gao, Jun Chen, Min Kang, Ping Ying, Xulin Liao, Yixin Wang, Jie Zou, Ting Su, Hong Wei, Yi Shao   +12 more
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Operation procedure of intense pulsed light for meibomian gland dysfunction

Yanke Xuebao
Meibomian gland dysfunction is a chronic diffuse meibomian gland disease that can cause eye discomfort such as redness, dryness, and foreign body sensation in patients, and influence their eye health and quality of life. Intense pulsed light (IPL), as an
TIAN Bishan, FU Qi, LI Shuping, DENG Yuqing, XIAO Bing, YUAN Jin   +5 more
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