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, vol.46, no.6, pp.796-801, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1846754
  • Journal Name: CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.796-801
  • Keywords: Graft-versus-host disease, meibomian gland dysfunction, meibography, in vivo confocal microscopy, dry eye disease, ocular surface
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).