Congenital Absence of Meibomian Glands: report of two cases

  • Mostafa Mafi Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
  • Rahimi Firouzeh Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Fatemeh Abdi Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mandana Esfahani Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahwaz Jondi Shapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran.
  • Nina Faramarzi
Keywords: absent meibomian gland,, , ectodermal dysplasia, absent meibomian gland, dry eye, congenital meibomian gland anomalies, congenital absence of meibomian gland

Abstract

A 36-year-old man with his 11-year-old son presented with ocular surface irritation symptoms and blurred vision since early childhood, on exam visual acuity of the man was 5/10(OD), 4/10(OS) and his son was 6/10(OD), 5/10(OS), other exams of these patients were similar: eyelid examination showed absence of meibomian gland orifices, after application of fluorescein dye there was a thin tear film layer and diffuse punctuate epithelial erosions on the cornea, remaining exams were unremarkable.

Author Biographies

Mostafa Mafi, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Rahimi Firouzeh, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh Abdi, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mandana Esfahani, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahwaz Jondi Shapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran.
Nina Faramarzi
Published
2016-01-20
How to Cite
Mafi, M., Firouzeh, R., Abdi, F., Esfahani, M., & Faramarzi, N. (2016). Congenital Absence of Meibomian Glands: report of two cases. Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v14i4.157
Section
Case Reports/Case Series