Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD ... thought to mechanistically involve ductal hyperkeratinization, plugging and obstruction. This review re-evaluates the role of hyperkeratinization in MGD ...

EDE arises from meibomian gland dysfunction, causing insufficient lipid release ... No treatment for the ocular surface will truly work well unless you can address the obstruction and restore proper ...

Routine evaluation of meibomian glands, starting in childhood, is crucial for identifying and managing this progressive disease before it leads to long-term ocular surface issues.

A new device for meibomian gland debridement was safe and effective and demonstrated time and space benefits compared with conventional debridement and expression approaches, according to a study ...

Lid margin abnormalities, such as irregular lid margin, vascular engorgement, plugged meibomian gland orifices, and mucocutaneous junction displacement, were not observed. Clear meibum was easily ...

This usually happens because there’s dysfunction of the meibomian glands, tiny glands in the eyelids that help lubricate the eyes by producing the oil layer of the tear film. Unlike aqueous tear ...

2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 3 Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan Aims To evaluate objectively the meibomian gland area ...

Purpose: To evaluate the morphology changes of meibomian glands (MGs) after cataract surgery. Setting: Hangzhou Branch of the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China. Methods: In ...

Incomplete blinking is associated with meibomian gland dropout, meibum quality, and lipid layer thickness, and may predict DED.