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Role of instrumental factors in Meibomian gland contrast assessment

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OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
卷 43, 期 5, 页码 1050-1058

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/opo.13156

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biomarker; contrast; meibography; Meibomian gland dysfunction; Meibomian glands

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This study analyzed the instrumental factors related to Meibomian gland contrast and assessed whether the equations used to compute contrast impact the ability to identify abnormal individuals. The results showed that Meibomian gland contrast is a useful biomarker of disease related to the glands, and contrast measurement should be determined using contrast-enhanced images. However, the method used to compute contrast did not influence the results.
Purpose: Meibomian gland contrast has been suggested as a potential biomarker in Meibomian gland dysfunction. This study analysed the instrumental factors related to contrast. The objectives were to determine whether the mathematical equations used to compute gland contrast (e.g., Michelson or Yeh and Lin), impact the ability to identify abnormal individuals, to ascertain whether contrast between the gland and the background could be an effective biomarker and to assess whether using contrast-enhancement on the gland image improves its diagnostic efficacy.Methods: A total of 240 meibography images from 40 participants (20 controls and 20 having Meibomian gland dysfunction or blepharitis), were included. The Oculus Keratograph 5M was used to capture images from the upper and lower eyelids of each eye. The contrast of unprocessed images and those pre-processed with contrast-enhancement algorithms were analysed. Contrast was measured on the eight central glands. Two equations for contrast computation were used, and the contrast both between glands and within a gland were calculated.Results: Significant differences were found between the groups for inter-gland area in the upper (p = 0.01) and lower eyelids (p = 0.001) for contrast measured with the Michelson formula. Similar effects were observed when using the Yeh and Lin method in the upper (p = 0.01) and lower eyelids (p = 0.04). These results were obtained for images enhanced with the Keratograph 5M algorithm.Conclusions: Meibomian gland contrast is a useful biomarker of disease related to the Meibomian glands. Contrast measurement should be determined using contrast-enhanced images in the inter-gland area. However, the method used to compute contrast did not influence the results.

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