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I use a gel compress on my eyelid and then use a q-tip to push the clogged oil out of the meibomian gland but i dont see the oil secreting?

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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

Too small to see: It sound as if you had good advice about eyelid treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction. The normal oil is a mixture of oil and saline, is transparent, and quickly spreads over the lash and surrounding skin. You cannot see it with the naked eye - and if you do see it, then that is abnormal.

Answered 5/23/2018

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A member asked:

I use a gel compress on my eyelid and then use a q-tip to push the clogged oil out of the meibomian gland but i dont see the oil secreting?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

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