Assessment of meibomian glands using a custom–made meibographer in dry eye patients in Ghana
BMC Ophthalmology, 2018 Background Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) is a leading cause of evaporative Dry Eye Disease (DED). This makes non-invasive meibography an important procedure in the clinical evaluation of DED patients.
Eugene Appenteng Osae +4 more
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Loss of function of the meibomian glands among HIV and AIDS individuals undergoing antiretroviral therapy [PDF]
African Vision and Eye HealthBackground: Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the most encountered diseases in the clinical practice but appears to be underappreciated as it does not cause blindness.
Solani D. Mathebula, Mologadi D. Ntsoane
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Changes in meibomian gland morphology and ocular higher-order aberrations in eyes with chalazion
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2017 Shima Fukuoka,1–3 Reiko Arita,2–4 Rika Shirakawa,2,3 Naoyuki Morishige2,5 1Department of Ophthalmology, Omiya Hamada Eye Clinic, 2Lid and Meibomian Gland Working Group (LIME), Saitama-shi, Saitama, 3Department of Ophthalmology, University of
Fukuoka S +3 more
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Meibomian gland scores of the upper and lower eyelid.
, 2023 Grade 0: No loss of Meibomian glands; Grade 1: Loss of Meibomian glands less than one third of the total density on the eyelid; Grade 2: Loss between one and two thirds of the total density of the glands on the eyelid; Grade 3: Loss of glands is greater ...
Amr Saad (5955308) +3 more
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Growth of meibomian gland tissue after intraductal meibomian gland probing in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 PurposeTo investigate the impact of meibomian gland probing (MGP) on meibomian gland (MG) area from the upper lids of patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction (o-MGD).MethodsRetrospective study comparing pre-MGP/post-MGP non-contact infrared meibography results in patients with o-MGD, viewing signs of MG growth within total measurement ...
Maskin, Steven L, Testa, Whitney R
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Repeatability of Meibomian Gland Contrast, a Potential Indicator of Meibomian Gland Function [PDF]
Cornea, 2018 Purpose: Meibomian gland contrast may be a potential indicator of gland health, especially among isotretinoin users. We aimed to develop a repeatable and reliable method for measuring Meibomian gland contrast from meibography images.
Yeh, Thao N, Lin, Meng C
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Pre-processing and grading of Meibomian images.
, 2022 a) original meibogram. Red squares show the positions where an angle of deviation exceeds 45°. Blue squares indicate regions with noticeable narrowing of glands. b) Meibomian image with increased contrast.
Mikolaj Pochylski (11835915) +1 more
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Meibograf Image Processing and Detection of Sebaceous/Meibomian Glands
, 2023 This thesis describes meibomian glands, methods of their observation and imaging. The current state-of-the-art in the field of segmentation of the eyelid and meibomian glands is presented, and based on it, a functional prototype of the application for ...
Sandanus, Michal
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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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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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