"Dry Eye and MGD are not rare diseases, but they are rarely adequately diagnosed and treated. Consequently, patients can suffer with severe chronic pain that in severe cases leads to suicidal thoughts and even suicide. Now, with breakthroughs in understanding these diseases and the development of innovative treatments, patients can reliably find relief for their debilitating symptoms. This book describes how during his research fellowship in 1988 Steven L. Maskin, MD first encountered Meibomian glands. Years later, this experience led to the discovery of the proximate cause of MGD and the effective treatment for this often occult disease. Co-author Natalia A. Warren shares her triumph over MGD under the care of Dr. Maskin. Together they conceptualized this book for patients seeking basic information about MGD and those interested in learning more. They review the science of Meibomian glands and MGD, challenge the commonly held view of the proximate cause of this disease, describe patient symptoms and their impact on daily life, and discuss comorbidities and cofactors that contribute to disease and symptoms. Their collaboration represents the intersection of a doctor's quest to uncover the mystery surrounding a common but enigmatic eye disease and his patient's harrowing journey with a painful, incapacitating disease. Their joint effort will shift conventional thought about MGD, its diagnosis, and treatment toward a new paradigm based on clinical evidence that reveals the true nature of this disease. They offer this book as a beacon of hope for patients needlessly suffering with inadequately diagnosed and treated MGD"--