Evaluation of the Ocular Surface, Conjunctival Impression Cytology and Meibomian Gland Dropout in Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever.

Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an idiopathic disease with chronic inflammation. We aimed to determine the changes caused by the chronic inflammatory nature of FMF on the ocular surface, meibomian glands (MG), and conjunctiva via conjunctival impression cytology (CIC).

Material-method: Forty-two FMF patients with a mean age of 11.