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Fig. 4

From: In vivo confocal microscopy assessment of meibomian glands microstructure in patients with Graves’ orbitopathy

Fig. 4

In vivo confocal microscopy images of meibomian gland acinar irregularity (MAI), meibum secretion reflectivity (MSR), acinar wall inhomogeneity (AWI), and acinar periglandular interstices inhomogeneity (API). The acini were oval, and arranged neatly, with connective tissues of interstice of the acini distributing homogeneously in controls (A). However, the acini were obviously irregular in shape and arranged disorderly in active (B) and inactive Graves’ orbitopathy (C). Particularly, the reflectivity of the acinar wall, as well as the intra- and extra-space of the acini were inhomogeneous in Graves’ orbitopathy (arrows)

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