International Review of Ophthalmology

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Etiology of meibomian gland dysfunction

LI Yue-ming, ZHANG Hong   

  1. The 4th Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University,  Yunnan Institute of Ophthalmology, 650021 Kunming, China
  • Received:2018-07-24 Online:2018-12-22 Published:2018-12-22
  • Contact: ZHANG Hong，Email：zh5156650@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Yunnan Provincial Health Technology Project (2016NS183)；Key Laboratory of Yunnan Province for the Prevention and Treatment of Ophthalmology（2017DG008）；Expert Workstation of Yao Ke （2017IC064）

Abstract:

Causes of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) can be divided into local factor (such as wearing contact lens, eyeline tattooing, demodex brevis infestation, conjunctivitis, rosacea and chalazion), systemic factors (such as diabetes, Stevens-Johnson syndrome), drug side effects (such as prostaglandin analogs) and other factors (such as aging, deficiency in androgen, using visual display terminals and smoking) etc. （Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2018,42：376-380）