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A 18-year-old female asked:

trying to express meibomian glands with a q-tip after using warm compresss makes it more puffy (and i do it gentle)?

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Dr. Avi Bittonanswered

Ophthalmology 42 years experience

Don't express: just gently rub the q-tip along the edge of your eyelid after about 10 minutes of warm (not hot!) compresses.

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I can see small white dots representing my meibomian glands but when I try to express them after a warm compress, none of the clogged oil comes out?

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