Carolyn Adelsten woke up feeling like something was in her eye and it wouldn't come out. She visited an eye specialist, got a diagnosis of mild dry eye disease and was told to ...

The MGrx device may have time and space advantages vs. conventional treatment. A new device for meibomian gland debridement was safe and effective and demonstrated time and space benefits compared ...

Research has found that menopause can trigger blepharitis, which is a condition that causes the eyelids to become itchy and swollen. This is because when levels of the hormone androgen decrease, it ...

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 ...

P = 0.004). The possible reason is that lack of eyelid cleaning in both eyes in the early post-operative stage may result in eyelid margin deterioration, and then result in meibomian glands loss. When ...

Malignant eyelid neoplasms are among the most common non-melanoma cancers of the skin. They are pathologically classified according to the histological tissue from which they derive. Sebaceous gland ...

The diagnosis of rosacea-associated MGD was based on persistent facial redness in the forehead, nose, eyelid, cheek or chin; morphological features of the MG and its duct orifices; and presence of ...

It can happen in an instant — such as when you poke your eye or something (like dirt or sand) gets trapped under your eyelid. Your eye hurts, and even if you can keep it shut, it doesn't ease ...

Chalazion surgery removes a small red bump that develops on the eyelid. The bump, chalazion, occurs when oil glands in the eyelid become blocked. Though a chalazion usually heals with medical care, ...

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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.

EDE arises from meibomian gland dysfunction, causing insufficient lipid release and rapid tear film breakup, leading to ocular dryness and irritation. Screening for EDE includes history, tear film ...