The Association between Meibomian Gland Atrophy and Corneal Subbasal Nerve Loss in Patients with Chronic Ocular Graft-versus-host Disease

DİKMETAŞ Ö., KOCABEYOĞLU S., Mocan M. C.

CURRENT EYE RESEARCH, cilt.46, sa.6, ss.796-801, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1846754
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.796-801
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Graft-versus-host disease, meibomian gland dysfunction, meibography, in vivo confocal microscopy, dry eye disease, ocular surface
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To investigate the association between meibomian gland (MG) loss and corneal subbasal nerve plexus density in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) related dry eye disease (DED).