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R Vasaiwala, C Kirk, CS Bouchard - Blepharitis: A Comprehensive …, 2021 - Springer
Blepharitis is a prevalent ophthalmological condition that affects all populations and can
cause significant morbidity. Blepharitis can be divided into anterior blepharitis and posterior …

[PDF][PDF] Blepharitis and Meibomian Gland Disease

MD David Schanzlin, MD John Olkowski… - members.vtrends.us
Purpose: A prospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel mechanical
eyelid device (NuLids® by NuSight Medical, LLC, Rancho Santa Fe, CA) used at home for …

Inflammation in MGD

P Versura - Acta Ophthalmologica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is thought to be the leading cause of dry eye disease
(DED), a multifactorial disorder in which inflammation plays a significant role in the …

Tear and meibomian gland function in blepharitis

LC McCann, A Tomlinson… - … Ophthalmology & Visual …, 2008 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose:: To investigate the differences in tear physiology and meibomian gland (MG)
function amongst normals and patients with blepharitis. The potential of tests in the …

Tear and meibomian gland function in blepharitis and normals

LC McCann, A Tomlinson, EI Pearce… - Eye & contact lens, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine the differential features of tear physiology and meibomian gland
function in blepharitics for ascertaining the diagnostic potential of a number of clinical tests …

Meibomian gland dysfunction in chronic blepharitis

WD Mathers, WJ Shields, MS Sachdev, WM Petroll… - Cornea, 1991 - journals.lww.com
We examined 57 patients with symptoms of chronic blepharitis using meibomian gland
expression, meibography, tear osmolarity, and the Schirmer's test. We also performed …

Update in the Diagnosis and Management of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

J Shen - Ocular Surface Disease: A Case-Based Guide, 2018 - Springer
This chapter presents the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies for the most prevalent
ocular surface disease worldwide, meibomian gland dysfunction. It is the most common …

Diagnostic test efficacy of meibomian gland morphology and function

J Xiao, MY Adil, J Olafsson, X Chen, ØA Utheim… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the leading cause of dry eye and proposed
treatments are based on disease severity. Our purpose was to establish reliable …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction: proceedings of the OCEAN group meeting

G Geerling, C Baudouin, P Aragona, M Rolando… - The ocular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is a common and chronic disorder that has a significant
adverse impact on patients' quality of life. It is a leading cause of evaporative dry eye …

Meibomian gland dysfunction and blepharitis: A common and still unsolved ophthalmic problem

A Kudasiewicz-Kardaszewska, JM Grant-Kels… - Clinics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) are very common, usually
underdiagnosed and underappreciated diseases. More than 50% of patients seeking …