Table 5. Correlations between meibomian gland dysfunction and ocular surface parameters according to pterygium clinical appearance (atrophic and fleshy).
| Atrophic | Fleshy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiboscore superior | Meiboscore inferior | Meiboscore superior |
Meiboscore inferior | |
| K1 | 0.326 | 0.377 | 0.149 | 0.403 |
| K2 | -0.078 | 0.025 | 0.184 | -0.011 |
| CA | -0.223 | -0.107 | 0.181 | -0.415* |
| NITBUT | 0.299 | -0.264 | <0.0001 | -0.204 |
| TMH | 0.534 | 0.088 | 0.127 | 0.269 |
| CH | 0.143 | 0.529 | -0.022 | 0.186 |
| Meiboscore superior | 0.800 | 0.277 | ||
| MGD/PTCOL superior | 0.276 | 0.266 | 0.590* | 0.202 |
| Meiboscore inferior | 0.800* | 0.277 | ||
| MGD/PTCOL inferior | 0.690 | 0.800 | 0.234 | 0.616* |
Correlations coefficient value by Spearman analysis of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Pterygium clinical appearance (atrophic/fleshy).
*P < 0.05. MG: Meibomian Gland; K: keratometry; CA: corneal Astigmatism; NITBUT: Non-Invasive Tear Breakup Time; TMH: Tear Meniscus Height; CH: Conjunctival Hyperemia; MGD/PTCOL: MG drop dropout area/pterygium colocalization