Parameters | Before treatment | 4 weeks after the treatment | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Lid margin abnormality | |||
 Lid margin irregularitya | |||
  UL (0–2) | 1.57 (0.07) | 1.32 (0.08) | 0.047 |
  LL (0–2) | 1.57 (0.07) | 1.36 (0.09) | 0.117 |
 Telangiectasiaa | |||
  UL (0–3) | 1.96 (0.07) | 1.37 (0.10) | < 0.001 |
  LL (0–3) | 1.96 (0.07) | 1.43 (0.10) | < 0.001 |
 Meibomian gland orifice plugginga | |||
  UL (0–2) | 1.79 (0.07) | 1.05 (0.09) | < 0.001 |
  LL (0–2) | 1.75 (0.09) | 1.09 (0.09) | < 0.001 |
 Thicknessa | |||
  UL (0–2) | 1.60 (0.07) | 1.02 (0.08) | < 0.001 |
  LL (0–2) | 1.54 (0.07) | 1.07 (0.09) | < 0.001 |
Mucocutaneous junction replacementb | 26 (56.5%) | 18 (40.9%) | 0.115 |
Meibum characteristics | |||
 Meibum colora | |||
  UL (1–3) | 1.92 (0.07) | 1.66 (0.09) | 0.026 |
  LL (1–3) | 1.96 (0.09) | 1.48 (0.08) | < 0.001 |
 Meibum consistencya | |||
  UL (1–3) | 1.69 (0.09) | 1.25 (0.07) | < 0.001 |
  LL (1–3) | 1.65 (0.07) | 1.23 (0.06) | < 0.001 |
 Meibum gradeb | |||
  UL (0–3) | 38 (79.2%) | 12 (25.0%) | < 0.001 |
MGD stageb | 39 (84.8%) | 10 (21.7%) | < 0.001 |