Tear Film Instability and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Correlate with the Pterygium Size and Thickness Pre- and Postexcision in Patients with Pterygium

Table 1

Features of ocular surface disorders and MGs in the pterygium patients.

	Controls (n = 45)	Pterygium group (n = 63)
Age	50.11 ± 7.78	52.43 ± 6.27	0.090
Sex ratio (F/M)	26/19	39/24	0.666
OSDI	12.00 ± 2.87	20.11 ± 4.27	<0.001
SIT (mm)	12.11 ± 3.27	11.70 ± 4.36	0.575
NIBUTav (s)	10.81 ± 2.77	7.78 ± 3.50	<0.001
TMH (mm)	0.24 ± 0.06	0.24 ± 0.06	0.688
Meiboscore	1.02 ± 0.69	2.91 ± 1.51	<0.001
Eyelid margin abnormality	1.04 ± 0.74	1.48 ± 0.84	0.007
Lipid layer grading	2.11 ± 0.75	1.32 ± 0.76	<0.001

, significance level in the Pearson’s correlation analysis. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD).