What is it about?
The article describes and advantages and limitations of the animal models of meiboman gland dysfunction that have been published.
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Why is it important?
Occlusion of the oil producing glands of the eyelids is probably the most common cause of dry eye. However, the complex events that follow this process cannot be easily studied unless one has an animal model of the disease. In addition, it is critical for preclinical drug development.
Perspectives
Because of the various new modalities of treatment available, it is important to have disease models.
Prof Louis Tong
National University of Singapore
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This page is a summary of: Need for Animal Models of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, Ophthalmology and Therapy, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s40123-016-0070-6.
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