Yokoi Norihiko, Komuro Aoi, Yamada Hideaki, Maruyama Kunio, Kinoshita Shigeru
Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2007 Jan-Feb;51(1):53-6. doi: 10.1007/s10384-006-0397-y. Epub 2007 Feb 9.
To demonstrate the usefulness of a video-meibography system featuring our newly designed probe.
This study utilized a newly designed probe featuring an obliquely inclined, T-shaped head containing 16 windows in the portion of the probe applied for emitting infrared light. The transilluminated structure of the meibomian gland is conducted to a highly sensitive, infrared charge-coupled device video camera and recorded digitally. The utility of the new probe was compared with the intraocular illumination probe traditionally used for meibography, both being applied to the eyelids of ten healthy volunteers and ten patients with meibomian gland dysfunction. The results were then analyzed.
The newly designed probe facilitated eyelid eversion and transilluminated the meibomian gland structure effectively. Moreover, subjects experienced no irritation and only limited invasiveness when the new probe was applied.
Our meibography system featuring the newly designed probe provided greater ease of use, an improved visualization of the meibomian gland structure, and increased comfort for patients during the examination.
展示配备我们新设计探头的视频睑板腺造影系统的实用性。
本研究使用了一种新设计的探头，其特点是头部呈倾斜的T形，在用于发射红外光的探头部分包含16个窗口。睑板腺的透照结构被传导至高灵敏度的红外电荷耦合器件摄像机并进行数字记录。将新探头的实用性与传统用于睑板腺造影的眼内照明探头进行比较，二者均应用于10名健康志愿者和10名睑板腺功能障碍患者的眼睑，然后对结果进行分析。
新设计的探头便于眼睑翻转，并能有效透照睑板腺结构。此外，应用新探头时受试者无刺激感，且仅有轻微侵入性。
我们配备新设计探头的睑板腺造影系统使用起来更加便捷，能更好地显示睑板腺结构，并且在检查过程中提高了患者的舒适度。
