title: Anatomy of secretory glands in the eyelid and conjunctiva: a photographic review.
abstract: The eyelid and conjunctiva are main targets in ophthalmic plastic surgery. Although dry eyes are known to occasionally occur after ophthalmic plastic surgery, little attention has been paid to the secretory glands in the eyelid and conjunctiva. The secretary glands in the eyelid and conjunctiva contain the main lacrimal gland, accessory lacrimal glands of Wolfring and Krause, goblet cells, ciliary glands of Moll and Zeis, and the meibomian gland of the tarsal plate. Understanding the details of these glands is helpful in preventing and managing secretion reduction after oculoplastic procedures.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Takahashi
authors: Akihide
authors: A
authors: Watanabe
authors: Hiromichi
authors: H
authors: Matsuda
authors: Yasuhisa
authors: Y
authors: Nakamura
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Nakano
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Asamoto
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ikeda
authors: Hirohiko
authors: H
authors: Kakizaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D020397:Goblet Cells / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008537:Meibomian Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology*