title: Therapy for meibomian gland disease.
abstract: Great advances have been made in the past half-century in our understanding of meibomian gland function and of the many inflammatory, hormonal, and infectious processes leading to its dysfunction. These advances have led to an exploration of exciting new avenues for treatment of this common but frustrating disease entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Deval Reshma
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Paranjpe
authors.forename: Gary N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Foulks
mesh_terms: D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008537:Meibomian Glands