Morphological evaluation for diagnosis of dry eye related to meibomian gland dysfunction.
The evaluation of morphological changes of the acini in the meibomian glands is important for the diagnosis and management of dry eye related to meibomian gland dysfunction. While several tools have been developed to detect meibomian gland structure, infrared imaging is generally used in clinical settings. Unlike the lipid component analysis of tear film in which quantitative analysis is possible, the meibomian glands are limited to qualitative analysis because of the low image quality of the diagnostic tools. This review describes diagnostic tools, especially in terms of morphological evaluation of the acini, which are visualized by the existence of lipid within them.
['Yoo|Young-Sik|YS|', 'Na|Kyung-Sun|KS|', 'Kim|Dae Yu|DY|', 'Yang|Suk-Woo|SW|', 'Joo|Choun-Ki|CK|']
D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes D006801:Humans D008537:Meibomian Glands D008853:Microscopy D061848:Optical Imaging D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
Meibomian glands Dry eye disease Optical coherence tomography