{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Eye Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"dreye","author_url":"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/author\/dreye\/","title":"lipid layer: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Eye Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CWGe7ZuAU0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/lipid-layer-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">lipid layer: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/lipid-layer-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=CWGe7ZuAU0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;lipid layer: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Eye Hospitals\" data-secret=\"CWGe7ZuAU0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.besteyehospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The lipid layer is the oily, outermost layer of the tear film that coats the front of the eye. It is mainly produced by the meibomian glands in the eyelids. Its plain role is to slow tear evaporation and help keep vision clear and comfortable. Clinicians commonly discuss it when evaluating dry eye disease and eyelid gland dysfunction."}