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Evaluation of Meibomian gland dysfunction using meibography in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum.

Allexya Affonso Antunes MarcosDenise de FreitasRossen Mihaylov HazarbassanovArthur Gustavo FernandesLigia Pereira CastroDanilo Batista Vieira de MeloCarlos F Martins MenckMelina Correia MoralesJosé Álvaro Pereira GomesRubens Mattos Belfort NetoArun D Singh
Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (2024)
In the final model, age, xeroderma pigmentosum profile, previous cancer, and clinical alterations on the eyelid correlated with a meiboscore of ≥2. Meibomian gland dysfunction was common in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum, mainly in the lower eyelid. The severity of Meibomian gland dysfunction increases with age and is associated with severe eyelid changes.
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