Morphological Evaluation of Meibomian Glands in Children and Adolescents Using Noncontact Infrared Meibography

• DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20160929-03
• Publication Date: 2017-01-16T14:57:14Z
• Authors: Yuan Wu; Haili Li; Yun Tang; Xiaoming Yan
• Keywords: Meibomian gland

To compare, in vivo, differences meibomian gland morphology between children and adolescents.Sixty-nine patients were included this study divided into two groups: (n = 31; age range: 3 to 11 years) adolescents 39; 12 18 years). Images of glands obtained by infrared meibography analyzed using ImageJ software (developed the National Institutes Health; available at http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/download.html). Meibomian loss, number ducts, relative width percent area acini compared groups.Meibomian loss was found both groups, but meiboscore not significantly different groups (0.35 ± 0.6 vs 0.41 0.8, t -0.314, P > .05). The ducts (25.85 3.25 23.23 3.06, -3.437, < .05), (69.62% 5% 66.1% 7%, -2.454, (57.7% 4% 55.5% 4%, 2.571, .05) upper eyelid greater than children. However, no significant lower groups.Meibography is useful for assessment ocular surface conditions adolescents. occurs exhibit more morphological changes [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2017;54(2):78-83.].