Congenital deficiency of meibomian glands.
Open Access
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 71 (4) , 312-314
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.71.4.312
Abstract
A 16-year-old girl presented with contact lens intolerance. She was found to have a marked deficiency of meibomian glands in the upper lids and almost total absence in the lower lids. Evidence of tear film instability was found and attributed to deficient lid oil production. A daily wear soft contact lens was later fitted and tolerated.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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