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Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the major cause of evaporative dry eye disease (EDED) and dysfunction is widely thought to mechanistically involve ductal hyperkeratinization, plugging and ...

The mucus comes from the conjunctiva which is the transparent tissue covering the whites of the eye and internal surface of the eyelids. This mucus forms the innermost layer and helps the tears to ...

In this prospective pilot study we saw 42 consecutive giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC) patients (80 eyes), all of whom were found to have some meibomian gland dysfunction blepharitis.

They contain two different types of glands (sebaceous & meibomian), which secrete oils that form part of the tear film. In blepharitis, dysfunction of these glands or bacterial colonization can ...

They found that increased Hh signaling is a hallmark of human meibomian gland carcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the eyelid. Furthermore, the team discovered that aged glands show ...

A chalazion is a swollen, pain-free lump on the eyelid. It gradually forms when the meibomian gland, a sebaceous (oil) gland, ...

They found that increased Hh signaling is a hallmark of human meibomian gland carcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the eyelid. Furthermore, the team discovered that aged glands show ...

When the meibomian glands (the oil glands of the eyelids ... of ocular surface disease are related to dry eye syndrome and blepharitis (low tear and oil production), your physician will need ...