Morphology of Meibomian Glands in a 65-Year-Old Norwegian Population without Dry Eye Disease.

ABSTRACT: Analyses of meibography may help in the diagnosis, prevention, and management of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). However, there is currently a paucity of data regarding meibography analyses in the young elderly populations in the Nordic countries. In the current study, meibography of the upper and lower eyelids of 117 65-year-old residents in Oslo, Norway, who did not fulfil the diagnosis of dry eye disease (DED) were analysed. Meibomian gland (MG) dropout and tarsal areas were measured semi-automatically using ImageJ software. The relationship between morphological features of the MGs and clinical dry eye tests was examined. The median percent MG dropout was 26.1% and 40.7% in the upper and lower eyelids, respectively. There was no significant difference between males and females. None

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8836511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature