Table 3
Characteristic external signs
| Rosacea | 26% |
|---|---|
| Lid laxity | 39% |
| Meibomian gland dysfunction | |
| Non-expressibility of the meibum | 43% |
| Squamous metaplasia of orifices | 36% |
| Atrophy | 10% |
| Puncta | |
| Normal | 62% |
| Swollen | 26% |
| Narrowed or slit-like opening | 12% |
| Conjunctival redness | 82% |
| Preferentially inferior | 64% |
| Primarily tarsal | 64% |
| Tarsal | |
| Papillary respose | 73% |
| Fluorescein staining | |
| Negative | 58% |
| Diffuse | 16% |
| Inferior | 16% |
| Superior | 3% |
| Rose bengal staining | |
| Negative | 71% |
| Inferio | 16% |
| Interpalpebral exposure zone | 11% |
| Diffuse | 2% |
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The percentage is calculated among 70 patients.
