The aging meibomian gland: An in vivo confocal study

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4735-4740

  Villani, Edoardo ^a,b,c   Canton, Veronica ^a,b   Magnani, Fabrizio ^a,b   Viola, Francesco ^a,b   Nucci, Paolo ^a,c   Ratiglia, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c San Giuseppe Hospital Eye Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related; Confocal microscopy; Dry eye; Meibomian gland; Ocular surface

Indexed keywords

ACINAR CELL; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LACRIMATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NORMAL HUMAN; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TEAR FILM;

AGE-RELATED; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRY EYE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; OCULAR SURFACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880277388     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-11914     Document Type: Article

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