The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Meibomian Gland

Knop, Erich; Knop, Nadja; J. Millar, T.; Obata, Hiroto; A. Sullivan, David

doi:10.1167/iovs.10-6997c

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The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Meibomian Gland

Published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science • Mar 30, 2011

Authors:

Erich Knop

Nadja Knop

T. J. Millar

Abstract

T he tarsal glands of Meibom (glandulae tarsales) are large sebaceous glands located in the eyelids and, unlike those of the skin, are unassociated with hairs. According to Duke-Elder and Wyler, 1 they were first mentioned by Galenus in 200 AD and later, in 1666, they were described in more detail b...

Subject

Meibomian gland

Medicine

Physiology

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