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The Oils of the Meibomian Glands
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Stuart I. Brown
Stuart I. Brown
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D. G. Dervichian
D. G. Dervichian
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1 October 1969
journal article
research article
Published by
American Medical Association (AMA)
in
Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
Vol. 82
(4)
,
537-540
https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1969.00990020539019
Abstract
The meibomian gland oils were found to be insoluble in water and could not be hydrated. These oils, when warmed to body temperature, could spread to form a thick multimolecular film which could not retard evaporation.
Keywords
OILS
INSOLUBLE
THICK
RETARD
HYDRATED
SPREAD
MULTIMOLECULAR
GLANDS THE MEIBOMIAN
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