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Effects of clearing blockage of meibomian gland ducts prior to cataract surgery on dry eye and gland function

陆军军医大学学报
Objective To investigate the effects of clearing meibomian gland ducts prior to cataract surgery on the gland dysfunction and dry eye induced by surgery.
CAI Jiaxin, LIU Meifang, XIE Jing
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Comparison of the Meibomian Gland Openings by Optical Coherence Tomography in Obstructive Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Normal Patients

, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study was to use swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) to explore imaging the meibomian gland openings and to identify their in vivo characteristics in patients with obstructive meibomian gland ...
Xinhan Cui, Anji Wei, Qingfan Wu, Jiaxu Hong, Zimeng Zhai, Yujing Yang, Jianjiang Xu   +6 more
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Combination Therapy With AOPT Intense Pulsed Light (Dual‐Band Vascular Filter) and 1064 nm Nd:YAG Laser for Solitary, Superficial Infantile Hemangioma: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 25, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of a sequential protocol for treating solitary, superficial infantile hemangioma (IH). The protocol combined an Advanced Optimal Pulse Technology (AOPT) intense pulsed light system, which was equipped with a novel dual‐band vascular filter, with a subsequent long‐pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG ...
Zhang Jiang, Peng Jiang, Feifeng Ran, Simin Li, Yuanyuan Xu, Yushuang Yang, Leifeng Liang, Li Yang, Changyuan Wei   +8 more
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A clinical study of thunder-fire moxibustion combined with meibomian gland massage in treatment of meibomian gand dysfunction

针刺研究, 2022
Objective To observe the effect of thunder-fire moxibustion combined with meibomian gland massage in improving meibomian gland dysfunction(MGD) and explore its mechanism.
QIAN Li-jun, YING Wen-min, ZHOU Gui-zhen, WEI Wei   +3 more
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Substrate for Thyroid Hormone Synthesis: Biochemistry, Evolution, and Physiology

The FASEB Journal, Volume 40, Issue 8, 30 April 2026.
Two proposed sequence of events for thyroxine formation in patients expressing mutant thyroglobulin. (A) (1) TSH stimulation drives expression of misfolded TG. (2) Unremitting ER stress. (3) Stress‐induced cell death. (4) Dead thyrocytes release their contents. (5) The contents become iodinated. (6) Forming thyroxine.
Crystal Young, Peter Arvan
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of a rat meibomian gland dysfunction model induced by closure of meibomian gland orifices [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
AIM: To find a stable, inexpensive, and reliable method to produce a rat meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) model. METHODS: We inserted slim guidewires into the meibomian gland orifices of twelve Brown Norway rats and fulgurized every guidewire to ...
Zi-Yi Dong, Ming Ying, Jie Zheng, Lan-Jun Hu, Jiang-Yan Xie, Yi Ma   +5 more
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The 2D:4D Digit Ratio and Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: A Window Into Prenatal Hormonal Influences on Exocrine Autoimmunity

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives The pronounced female preponderance in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) points to a potential role for sex hormones in disease development. The ratio of the second to fourth digit (2D:4D), which serves as an indirect marker of fetal androgen exposure, has shown associations with several immune‐mediated conditions.
Mustafa Gür, Ramazan Fazil Akkoc, Burak Oz, Ahmet Karatas, Süleyman Serdar Koca   +4 more
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Prevalence of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction & Dry Eye Syndrome in Patients with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Iranian South Medical Journal
Background: Diabetes, as the most common disease caused by metabolic disorders, is associated with several compli-cations, including ocular complications.
Fatemeh Eslami, Ashkan Pouyannia, Seyed saman Talebi, Amin Doosti-Irani   +3 more
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Visible Meibomian Gland Structure Increases After Vectored Thermal Pulsation Treatment in Dry Eye Disease Patients with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020
Arjan S Hura,1 Alice T Epitropoulos,2 Craig N Czyz,3,4 Eric D Rosenberg5 1Department of Ophthalmology University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2Ophthalmic Surgeons & Consultants of Ohio Inc., Columbus, OH, USA; 3Ophthalmology, Section ...
Hura AS, Epitropoulos AT, Czyz CN, Rosenberg ED   +3 more
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Brain Involvement in Leishmaniasis

Cell Biochemistry and Function, Volume 44, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Leishmania and it is a significant global health problem. The disease has a wide clinical spectrum, from tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) that encompasses cutaneous (CL), mucosal (ML) and cutaneous‐diffuse (CDL) forms, to the potentially fatal systemic ...
Camila S. Freitas, Eduardo A. F. Coelho, Myron Christodoulides   +2 more
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