Morphological changes in the meibomian glands of patients with phlyctenular keratitis: a multicenter cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2016 Summary of 13 patients with phlyctenular keratitis.
Kazunori Miyata +7 more
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Meibomian gland imaging: A review
African Vision and Eye Health, 2015 The meibomian glands of the upper and lower eyelids play a valuable role in secreting the lipidlayer of the tear film. Disturbances in meibomian gland function may result in altered secretion andvariations in tear composition which may lead to meibomian ...
Deanne L. Nicholas, Wayne D.H. Gillan
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Influence of lipopolysaccharide on proinflammatory gene expression in human corneal, conjunctival and meibomian gland epithelial cells [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a bacterial endotoxin, is known to stimulate leuokotriene B4 (LTB4) secretion by human corneal (HCECs), conjunctival (HConjECs) and meibomian gland (HMGECs) epithelial cells.
Chen, Di +5 more
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Full-thickness eyelid lesions in sarcoidosis [PDF]
, 2013 published_or_final_versio
Collins, ME +3 more
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Methods of Screening for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Oftalʹmologiâ, 2016 The relevance of the modern diagnosis of meibomian glands dysfunction (MGD) increases daily. Firstly, it is caused by changing of the perception about the prevalence of this disease, according to various data it is from 40 to 71% of the population in ...
V. N. Trubilin +5 more
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Effectiveness of Intraductal Meibomian Gland Probing for Obstructive Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Cornea, 2016 To evaluate the short-term effectiveness of intraductal meibomian gland probing using modified Maskin cannulas in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction.The study prospectively included 58 eyes of 30 patients with a diagnosis of meibomian gland dysfunction who were refractory to medical treatment for at least 6 months.
Sarman, Züleyha Şık +4 more
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Growth Hormone Influence on the Morphology and Size of the Mouse Meibomian Gland
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 Purpose. We hypothesize that growth hormone (GH) plays a significant role in the regulation of the meibomian gland. To test our hypothesis, we examined the influence of GH on mouse meibomian gland structure. Methods.
Yang Liu +7 more
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Effect of retinoic acid on the nitrergic innervation of meibomian glands in rats
European Journal of Histochemistry, 2012 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of prenatal administration of retinoic acid (RA) on the development of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide diaphorase (NADPH-d) positive structures in the rat Meibomian glands.
A. Bolekova +3 more
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Comparative HPLC-MSn analysis of canine and human meibomian lipidomes: many similarities, a few differences [PDF]
, 2011 The aim of this study was to evaluate the lipidome of meibomian gland secretions in canines (cMGS) – a common pet and laboratory animal – and to compare it with that of human MGS (hMGS), to determine whether canines could be used as a valid ...
Borowiak, Anna M. +2 more
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Oftalʹmologiâ, 2014 Purpose: to assess the effectiveness of pre-operative therapeutic eyelid hygiene in the prevention and treatment of dry eye and meibomian glands dysfunction following excimer laser vision surgery.Methods: In enrolled 144 patients (288 eyes), ocular ...
V. V. Kurenkov +4 more
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