Associations with meibomian gland loss in soft and rigid contact lens wearers.


Harbiyeli I. I., Bozkurt B., Erdem E., Ozcan H. G., Cam B., Sertdemir Y., ...More

Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association, vol.45, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clae.2020.12.005
  • Journal Name: Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: Contact lens material, Meibography, Meibomian gland loss, OSDI, Rigid gas permeable contact lens, Soft contact lens, INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP, DYSFUNCTION REPORT, DRY EYE, SUBCOMMITTEE, MEIBOGRAPHY
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the structural changes in meibomian glands (MGs) and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)-associated ocular surface alterations in contact lens (CL) wearers.