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| OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 606 |
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Meibolith
Gaurav Mahajan, Pawan Prasher
Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
| Date of Web Publication | 28-Apr-2023 |
Correspondence Address:
Pawan Prasher
Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Vallah, Amritsar, Punjab
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_3012_22
How to cite this article:
Mahajan G, Prasher P. Meibolith. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2023;3:606 |
A 43-year-old female presented with complaints of foreign body sensation, watering, and stickiness in her right eye for the past few weeks. On eyelid massage, an inspissated, solidified material resembling a rock was expressed from one of the meibomian glands of the upper eyelid [Figure 1]. The patient was advised proper eyelid hygiene along with warm compresses. | Figure 1: Slit-lamp evaluation showing an inspissated, solidified material expressed from one of the meibomian glands of the upper eyelid
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Abnormalities of keratinization of meibomian gland ducts, including hyperkeratinization and sloughing of keratin into ducts, play an important role in the development of meibomian gland dysfunction.[1] This leads to meibum accumulation within the ducts, resulting in chronic inflammation and, eventually, gland dropout.[2]
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| 1. | Gutgesell VJ, Stern GA, Hood CI. Histopathology of meibomian gland dysfunction. Am J Ophthalmol 1982;94:383-7.  |
| 2. | Tommy CY Chan, Sharon SW Chow, Kelvin HN Wan, Hunter KL Yuen. Update on the association between dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction. HKMJ 2019;25:38-47. |
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