What is it about?
This is a review on the prevalence, risk factors of meibomian gland dysfunction. It is part of the international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction organised by Tear Film and ocular surface society (TFOS).
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Why is it important?
MGD is now recognised as an important risk factor for dry eye.
Perspectives
Most of the large epidemiology studies of MGD are performed in Asia.
Prof Louis Tong
National University of Singapore
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This page is a summary of: The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on the Epidemiology of, and Associated Risk Factors for, MGD, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, March 2011, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO),
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6997e.
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