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The dryness parameters of all the participants were evaluated. At first, meibography was performed to measure meibomian gland loss using noninvasive methods. Later, meibomian gland expression and secretion quality were evaluated using silt-lamp biomicroscopy. Correlations between the measurements were analyzed statistically.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In patients with SS, MG loss was significantly greater than in the control group (19.7 \u00b1 71%, 12.7 \u00b1 9.6%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). All dry eye parameters (tear film breakup time, Schirmer's test score, OSDI, stain score, dry eye disease) were statistically significant in the SS group. There was an extremely negative correlation between upper MB loss and BUT (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.08, r: 0.781). There was an extremely positive correlation between upper MB loss and staining (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.015, r: 0.739). An extremely negative correlation was determined between sub-MB loss and BUT (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.18, r:-0.781), and a moderately positive significant correlation was found between sub-MB loss and staining (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.031, r: 0.659).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results of this study demonstrated that patients with SS were at a higher risk of being exposed to meibomian gland loss, which directly leads to the severe dry eye symptoms associated with SS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_2383_19","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,15]],"date-time":"2020-12-15T08:27:00Z","timestamp":1608020820000},"page":"53-57","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Does Sjogren's syndrome affect only the lacrimal gland in the eye? 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