Morphological Changes of Meibomian Glands in Men With Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

August 2020 in “ Cornea ”

Shota Shimizu, Reiko Arita, Motoko Kawashima, Sachiko Inoue, K. Itoh, Kazuo Tsubota

benign prostate hyperplasia meibomian gland dysfunction meiboscore tear film breakup time Schirmer test androgenic alopecia BPH MGD

Studysummary This study found that men with benign prostate hyperplasia showed increased meibomian gland dysfunction and tear film instability compared to age-matched controls, and were also more likely to have androgenic alopecia.

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