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. 2021 Nov 17;11:22386. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01899-8

Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for meibomian gland dysfunction.

Ocular surface disease index questionnaire Score > 12
Non-invasive tear film breakup time  < 10 s in at least one eye
Schirmer-1 test  > 5 mm after 5 min in at least one eye
Quality or expressibility score

 ≤ 20 years old: > 1

 > 20 years old: ≥ 1