Meibomian gland dysfunction and its determinants in Iranian adults: A population-based study

Highlights • MGD prevalence in Iranian population is lower than other Asian populations. • MGD is associated with another ocular surface disorder, namely Pinguecula. • HDL levels, as well as certain systemic diseases include hypertension and diabetes mellitus are in correlation with MGD.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Contact lens & anterior eye 2017-08, Vol.40 (4), p.213-216
Main Authors: Hashemi, Hassan, Rastad, Hadith, Emamian, Mohammad Hassan, Fotouhi, Akbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eyelid Diseases - diagnosis
Eyelid Diseases - epidemiology
Eyelid Diseases - metabolism
Female
Humans
Iran
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Meibomian gland dysfunction
Meibomian Glands - diagnostic imaging
Meibomian Glands - metabolism
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmoscopy
Population Surveillance - methods
Population-based study
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Tears - metabolism
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Highlights • MGD prevalence in Iranian population is lower than other Asian populations. • MGD is associated with another ocular surface disorder, namely Pinguecula. • HDL levels, as well as certain systemic diseases include hypertension and diabetes mellitus are in correlation with MGD.
ISSN:1367-0484
1476-5411
DOI:10.1016/j.clae.2017.05.003