Congenital Absence of Meibomian Glands: report of two cases

Abstract

A 36-year-old man with his 11-year-old son presented with ocular surface irritation symptoms and blurred vision since early childhood, on exam visual acuity of the man was 5/10(OD), 4/10(OS) and his son was 6/10(OD), 5/10(OS), other exams of these patients were similar: eyelid examination showed absence of meibomian gland orifices, after application of fluorescein dye there was a thin tear film layer and diffuse punctuate epithelial erosions on the cornea, remaining exams were unremarkable.