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Diagnostic Capability of a New Objective Method to Assess Meibomian Gland Visibility
2021
SIGNIFICANCE The diagnosis of dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is challenging. Measuring meibomian gland visibility may provide an additional objective method to diagnose MGD. PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the ability of new metrics to better diagnose MGD, based on measuring meibomian gland visibility. METHODS One hundred twelve healthy volunteers (age, 48.3 ± 27.5 years) were enrolled in this study. Ocular surface parameters were measured using the Oculus Keratograph 5M (Oculus GmbH, Wetzlar). Subjects were classified according to the presence or absence of MGD. New metrics based on the visibility of the meibomian glands were calculated and later compared betwee…
Correlation between type 2 diabetes, dry eye and Meibomian glands dysfunction
2019
espanolObjetivo Evaluar las glandulas de Meibomio, la superficie ocular y la funcion de la lagrima en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2, y estudiar la correlacion entre estas situaciones. Metodos Estudio prospectivo de 76 varones, 37 de ellos con diabetes tipo 2, con una media de duracion de entre 7±5 anos, y 36 mujeres como grupo control. Tras completar el cuestionario del indice de enfermedad de la superficie ocular (OSDI), se obtuvieron el tiempo de ruptura lagrimal no invasivo (NIBUT) y el patron de la capa lipidica de la lagrima utilizando interferometria y altura del menisco lagrimal/AML. Se estudio la superficie ocular con tincion verde de lisamina y la morfologia de las glandulas con ev…