RT Journal Article A1 Schaumberg, Debra A. A1 Nichols, Jason J. A1 Papas, Eric B. A1 Tong, Louis A1 Uchino, Miki A1 Nichols, Kelly K. T1 The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on the Epidemiology of, and Associated Risk Factors for, MGD JF Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science JO Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. YR 2011 DO 10.1167/iovs.10-6997e VO 52 IS 4 SP 1994 OP 2005 SN 1552-5783 AB Scientists have been interested in studying the secretions of the meibomian glands for many years, 1 –8 and diseases associated with the meibomian glands (e.g., cancers, posterior blepharitis) have been noted in the medical literature since at least the early part of the 20th Century. 9 –13 However, the term “meibomian gland dysfunction” (MGD) was only introduced by Korb and Henriquez in 1980. 14 The terminology “meibomian gland disease” was later introduced by Bron et al. 15 as an umbrella term to indicate any disease affecting the meibomian glands (see Definition and Classification). RD 2/26/2021 UL https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.10-6997e