What is the diagnosis of meibomian gland dysfunction?

The diagnosis methods of meibomian gland dysfunction include visual inspection, tear secretion test, meibomian gland function examination, etc., and the analysis is as follows:

1.

Patients suspected of meibomian gland dysfunction can go to the ophthalmology department of the hospital for treatment. If redness, congestion, hyperkeratosis of eyelid margin and thickening of eyelid margin are found by visual inspection, meibomian gland dysfunction can be preliminarily diagnosed.

2. Tear secretion test

patients can further do tear secretion test, which can clarify whether the tear secretion of patients is normal and can assist in judging whether meibomian gland function is impaired.

3. Meibomian gland function examination

patients also need to do meibomian gland function examination. By examining the meibomian gland opening and its secretions, it can be clarified whether the meibomian gland opening morphology is normal, whether there is secretion discharge and secretion morphology.