any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
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meibomian gland in British English
noun
any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
Word origin
C19: named after H. Meibom (1638–1700), German anatomist
Examples of 'meibomian gland' in a sentence
meibomian gland
Meibomian gland dysfunction was documented by meibography.
Bipasha Mukherjee, Md. Shahid Alam 2016, 'A rare case of pachydermoperiostosis associated with blepharoptosis and floppy eyelids',Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=12;spage=938;epage=940;aulast=Mukherjee. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Her symptoms improved after adequate treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction.
Tarannum Fatima, Umang Mathur, Manisha Acharya 2014, 'Meibomian gland dysfunction in a case of ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia andphotophobia syndrome', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2014;volume=62;issue=3;spage=365;epage=367;aulast=Fatima. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Meibomian gland changes were scored from 0 to 6 (meiboscore).
Fanglin He, Zhanlin Zhao, Yan Liu, Linna Lu, Yao Fu 2018, 'Assessment of Ocular Surface Damage during the Course of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus',Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1206808. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We analyzed meibomian gland morphology, function, and lid margin alterations.
Anna Machalińska, Aleksandra Zakrzewska, Krzysztof Safranow, Barbara Wiszniewska,Bogusław Machaliński 2016, 'Risk Factors and Symptoms of Meibomian Gland Loss in a Healthy Population', Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7526120. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Combined therapy helps to restore meibomian gland function, to achieve long-term disease remission.
Igor Anatilevich Makarov 2015, 'The role of antimicrobial drops Okomistin® in combined chronic blepharoconjunctivitistreatment', Офтальмологические ведомостиhttps://journals.eco-vector.com/ov/article/view/1276. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Meibum quality (meibum score) and meibomian gland loss (meiboscore) were evaluated.
Amano S, Inoue K 2017, 'Effect of topical 3% diquafosol sodium on eyes with dry eye disease and meibomiangland dysfunction', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttps://www.dovepress.com/effect-of-topical-3-diquafosol-sodium-on-eyes-with-dry-eye-disease-and-peer-reviewed-article-OPTH. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The structure and function of meibomian gland lipids in the tear film are highly complex.
R. Schnetler, W. D. H. Gillan, G. Koorsen 2013, 'Lipid composition of human meibum', African Vision and Eye Healthhttps://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/50. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The clinical pictures of skin and meibomian gland demodicosis were described.
M. T. Abu-Samra, Y. A. Shuaib 2015, 'Pathology and pathogenesis of bovine skin and meibomian gland demodicosis', Revue d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicauxhttp://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/10188. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Diagnostic criteria were meibomian gland dysfunction, blepharitis, lid margin telangiectasia and hyperaemiapunctuate superficial keratopathy.
Xiao-Ping Ma, John D. Ng 2014, 'Chronic epiphora secondary to ocular meibomianitis', Guoji Yanke Zazhihttp://www.ies.net.cn/cn_publish/2014/3/201403002.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Meibomian gland status was evaluated by meibum quality, expressibility, and numerical scoring.
Brahm P Guliani, Abhinav Bhalla, Mayuresh P Naik 2018, 'Association of the severity of meibomian gland dysfunction with dyslipidemia in Indianpopulation', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2018;volume=66;issue=10;spage=1411;epage=1416;aulast=Guliani. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)