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Congenital Absence of Meibomian Glands: Report of Two Cases



Rahimi F1 ; Abdi F1 ; Mafi M1 ; Esfahani M2 ; Faramarzi N1
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Source: Asian Journal of Ophthalmology Published:2016

Abstract

A 36-year-old man with his 11-year-old son presented with ocular surface irritation symptoms and blurred vision since early childhood, on exam visual acuity of the man was 5/10(OD), 4/10(OS) and his son was 6/10(OD), 5/10(OS), other exams of these patients were similar: eyelid examination showed absence of meibomian gland orifices, after application of fluorescein dye there was a thin tear film layer and diffuse punctuate epithelial erosions on the cornea, remaining exams were unremarkable. © Asian Journal of Ophthalmology.
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