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Meibomian gland dysfunction: hyperkeratinization or atrophy?

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 obstruction. This review re-evaluates the role of hyperkeratinization in MGD based on more recent findings...

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Published in:BMC Ophthalmol
Main Authors: Jester, James V., Parfitt, Geraint J., Brown, Donald J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4895318/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26817690
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-015-0132-x
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