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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cornea. 2010 Jul;29(7):781–788. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181cda38f

Table III.

Grading of clinical signs (as used in Figure 2)

Sign Grade 0 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
Conjunctival redness none pink light red bright red
Lid margin debris none 1-5 crusts 6-10 crusts >10 crusts
Lid margin redness none pink light red bright red
MG expression touch light pressure moderate pressure occluded
MG secretion clear turbid turbid with clumps solid paste
MG plugging Number of plugged orifices within the central 10 glands of lower lid
TBUT Number of seconds to first breakup following complete blink