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Physical Therapy Modalities of Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
- Source :
- Digital Chinese Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 229-238 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- The meibomian gland is a unique sebaceous gland located in the eyelid. Its main function is to secrete lipids and form the lipid layer of the tear film to delay the evaporation of waterborne tears, increase the surface tension of the tear film, and to lubricate the contact area of the eyelid and eyeball. Abnormal secretion of the meibomian gland is known as meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), which has become the most important cause of evaporative dry eye disease (DED). The clinical pathophysio-logical process and underlying molecular mechanisms of MGD are not clear. As serious side effects may occur with the long-term use of hormonotherapy and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of MGD, meibomian gland physiotherapy is considered the most effective and safest therapy for MGD. This review summarizes the physical therapy modalities of western medicine (WM) and traditiond Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of MGD to provide optimal treatments for these patients and to further lay a foundation for mechanistic studies of MGD.
- Subjects :
- Sebaceous gland
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Medicine
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Meibomian gland
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)
Health Informatics
Traditional Chinese medicine
medicine
Dry eye disease
Intense pulse light (IPL)
business.industry
lcsh:R
Meibomian gland dysfunction
Acupuncture
lcsh:Other systems of medicine
lcsh:RZ201-999
LipiFlow
Computer Science Applications
Eyelid hygiene
medicine.anatomical_structure
Complementary and alternative medicine
Physical therapy
Tears
sense organs
Eyelid
business
Abnormal secretion
Western medicine
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25893777
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Digital Chinese Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b01fa78693cadbcaa7b10ee7ad6d5932