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Meibomian gland dysfunction: hyperkeratinization or atrophy?

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 obstruction. This review re-evaluates the role of hyperkeratinization in MGD based on more recent findings...

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Autores principales: Jester, James V., Parfitt, Geraint J., Brown, Donald J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4895318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26817690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-015-0132-x