The meibomian glands are lipid-secreting glands located in the tarsal plates, whose secretory products cover the tear film, thereby reducing evaporation as well as ensuring lubrication of the ocular surface. The meibomian glands can be visualized at different levels of magnification by infrared meibography, laser confocal microscopy, and optical coherence tomography. These imaging modalities have been subject to much research and progress in clinical practice and have shaped our current understanding of meibomian glands in health and disease. In this review, we explore the evolution of meibography over the past decades, the major contributions of various meibographic modalities, and discuss their clinical significance.

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X线检查在眼表诊断中的作用：综述。

睑板腺是位于睑板的脂质分泌腺，其分泌产物覆盖泪膜，从而减少了蒸发并确保了眼表的润滑。睑板腺可以通过红外透视，激光共聚焦显微镜和光学相干断层扫描以不同的放大倍率可视化。这些成像方式已经在临床实践中进行了很多研究和进展，并且已经塑造了我们目前对健康和疾病中睑板腺的理解。在这篇综述中，我们探讨了近几十年来肢体造影的演变，各种肢体造影方式的主要贡献，并讨论了它们的临床意义。