Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the major cause of evaporative dry eye disease (EDED) and dysfunction is widely thought to mechanistically involve ductal hyperkeratinization, plugging and ...

Styes result from a bacterial infection. The primary causes of a chalazion are obstruction of the oil glands (meibomian glands) along the rims of the eyelid or the oil glands (Zeis glands ...

Dr. Anat Galor, a Miami, Florida-based ophthalmologist and clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, said that in some individuals, abnormalities of the Meibomian glands — which ...

Patients reported that Miebo significantly reduced overall symptoms severity at the primary endpoint of change from baseline ...

Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Understanding the ...

Phaeochromocytomas are rare tumours that start in the inner part of the adrenal gland. This is also called the medulla. They are a type of neuroendocrine tumour. They can happen at any age, but the ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that occur in the thyroid gland in the front of the throat. There may be no symptoms, but people may feel a bump in the neck. Thyroid nodules can be a sign of iodine ...

Figure 2 provides a birds-eye view of the current and future trends in the management of severe OSD. Current management may not completely restore the functions and structure of the ocular surface ...