Video abstract of review paper “Intraductal meibomian gland probing: background, patient selection, procedure, and perspectives” published in the open access journal Clinical Ophthalmology by authors Steven L Maskin and Sreevardhan Alluri.
Abstract: Obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction is the most common cause of dry eye.
Its conventional treatment has focused on using heat and pressure with anti-inflammatory and
antimicrobial therapies but has often been a frequent, frustrating experience for patient and
physician. New evidence from Meibomian gland intraductal probing suggests fixed intraductal
strictures and obstruction correlating to periductal fibrosis first described in 1997. The
use of intraductal probing has been reported, by this author and in at least ten independent
peer-reviewed academic papers from around the world, to consistently lead to statistically
significant improvement in signs and symptoms of gland dysfunction including cases refractory
to other extensive treatments. This review will focus on the background of meibomian
gland intraductal probing as well as patient selection, procedure, and perspectives.
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