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Meibomian gland probing in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction
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B Hymavathi
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L Prathima
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T Sanjay Reddy
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G Satyanarayana Reddy
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D Nirupama *
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of Meibomian gland probing for obstructive Meibomian gland dysfunction (O-MGD) using intraductal Meibomian gland probe.
Materials and Methods: 30 patients with Obstructive MGD based on 1. Presence of lid tenderness/ lid margin congestion/ telangiectasia /viscous meibomian gland secretion on slit lamp examination; 2. Tear Film Breakup Time less than 10 seconds; 3. OSDI (Ocular Surface Disease Index) score more than 12, were taken up to intraductal meibomian gland probing. Patients were reviewed after 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. In each visit slit lamp examination was done to see for the improvement of lid margin congestion. TBUT was done and improvement in symptoms were assessed with OSDI questionnaire.
Results: At the end of 6 months 28 patients (93.3%) had improvement in TBUT and OSDI. Lid margin congestion decreased in all the patients. TBUT improved from 5.33 ±1.56 sec to 9.87±1.56 (p value 0.0001). OSDI score improved from 26±7.49 to 13.5±3.57 (p value 0.0001). 8 patients (26.6%) required retreatment after 3 months.
Conclusion: Intraductal probing had a substantial improvement in lid tenderness, TBUT and provided symptomatic relief for patients with Obstructive-MGD.
Keywords: Dry eye, Meibomian gland probing, Obstructive-meibomian gland dysfunction, Tear film breakup time (TBUT).
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Hymavathi B, Prathima L, Reddy TS, Reddy GS, Nirupama D. Meibomian gland probing in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction [Internet]. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2019 [cited 2025 Oct 16];5(1):78-81. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/2395-1451.2019.0018
APA
Hymavathi, B., Prathima, L., Reddy, T. S., Reddy, G. S., Nirupama, D. (2019). Meibomian gland probing in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 5(1), 78-81. https://doi.org/10.18231/2395-1451.2019.0018
MLA
Hymavathi, B, Prathima, L, Reddy, T Sanjay, Reddy, G Satyanarayana, Nirupama, D. "Meibomian gland probing in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction." Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol, vol. 5, no. 1, 2019, pp. 78-81. https://doi.org/10.18231/2395-1451.2019.0018
Chicago
Hymavathi, B., Prathima, L., Reddy, T. S., Reddy, G. S., Nirupama, D.. "Meibomian gland probing in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction." Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 5, no. 1 (2019): 78-81. https://doi.org/10.18231/2395-1451.2019.0018