Relationship between eyelid margin irregularity and meibomian gland dropout

To examine the relationship between lid margin abnormalities and meibomian gland loss in infrared meibography. This study was a retrospective chart review of 170 patients with dry eye disease. A correlation analysis between eyelid margin abnormalities and meibomian gland dropout in infrared meibography was performed using data from 141 eyes. We graded the following eyelid margin abnormalities: irregular lid margin, vascular engorgement,...