Computed tomography proved the absence of the lacrimal gland in the operated eye in both patients. Oculoplastic surgeons should pay close attention to the anatomy of the levator muscle and its ...

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Estrogens and androgens like testosterone have a crucial role to play in function of meibomian glands, lipogenesis and maturation of acinar cells of the lacrimal glands. Menopause is also ...

My name is Melanie Saunders. I live with lacrimal gland failure, corneal neuralgia, and meibomian gland dysfunction—also known as dry eye. These diseases are complicated. I've been presented ...

The mucoaqueous layer is formed from components including aqueous basal tears produced by lacrimal glands and mucins secreted by conjunctival goblet cells; the stabilizing lipid layer is produced ...

2006). TABLE 1. Genetic source and comparison of antioxidants and free radical scavengers identified in the lacrimal gland and ocular surface cells or tear secretion of human, mouse, rabbit or rat ...

lvpei.org Purpose To investigate the secretory status of the main lacrimal gland in healthy and dry eye disease (DED) via fluorescein-assisted direct assessment of tear secretion from the palpebral ...

1 Department of Eye Pathology, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK 2 Department of Cellular Pathology, University College London Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Sepideh Amin, Institute of ...

Transrectal ultrasound allows the delineation of prostate gland anatomy; two distinct areas can be identified comprising the inner gland (periurethral and transition zone glandular tissue ...