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SUBMITTER: Ambaw YA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062525 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ambaw Yohannes Abere YA Chao Cecilia C Ji Shanshan S Raida Manfred M Torta Federico F Wenk Markus R MR Tong Louis L
Scientific reports 20180726 1
Meibomian gland (MG) dysfunction is the leading cause of evaporative dry eye and it leads to inflammation of the ocular surface. Eicosanoids may be involved in inflammation of dry eye. This study aimed to profile tear eicosanoid levels in healthy individuals and those with MG dysfunction, and to examine if these levels are associated with clinical factors and expressibility of MG. Forty participants with MG dysfunction and 30 healthy controls were recruited in this study. Clinical signs of MG dy ...[more]