The Oils of the Meibomian Glands
- 1 October 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 82 (4) , 537-540
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1969.00990020539019
Abstract
The meibomian gland oils were found to be insoluble in water and could not be hydrated. These oils, when warmed to body temperature, could spread to form a thick multimolecular film which could not retard evaporation.Keywords
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