A 45-year-old woman with centrofacial erythema and telangiectasia presents with a 6-month history of gritty foreign-body sensation and burning in both eyes. On slit-lamp examination, the eyelid margins show erythema with visible telangiectasia, and the structure marked **B** demonstrates characteristic capping and plugging along the lid margin. Which of the following best describes the pathophysiologic mechanism underlying this finding in ocular rosacea?
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