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An eye care professional may be able to help with meibomian gland dysfunction with the use of specialized tools that un-clog the glands. In addition, meibomian gland dysfunction may be treatable at home. The dry eye sufferer can use a warm compress on their eyes to loosen the contents of the meibomian glands. Then, they can pinch the eyelids (carefully, to avoid harming the eye) to express the lipids from each gland. | An eye care professional may be able to help with meibomian gland dysfunction with the use of specialized tools that un-clog the glands. In addition, meibomian gland dysfunction may be treatable at home. The dry eye sufferer can use a warm compress on their eyes to loosen the contents of the meibomian glands. Then, they can pinch the eyelids (carefully, to avoid harming the eye) to express the lipids from each gland. | ||
Eat more foods with vitamin A in them.<ref>https://health-boundaries.com/eyelid-twitching-and-vitamin-b12/</ref> Good sources include '''carrots, sweet potatoes,''' and '''spinach'''.<ref>https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/</ref> '''Liver''' is also high in vitamin A if you eat meat, but you have to be careful not to overdo it with liver because it's SO high in vitamin A, and make sure it was fed a healthy diet because liver is where any harmful chemicals will concentrate.. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||