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Glands of Krause, Glands of Moll, Glands of Wolfring, Glands of Zeis

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Synonyms

Accessory lacrimal glands; Apocrine or sweat glands of the eyelid; Sebaceous glands of the eyelid

Definition

Glands of Krause

Exocrine and aqueous secreting accessory lacrimal glands located in the lamina propria of the conjunctival fornices (superior > inferior).

Glands of Wolfring

Exocrine and aqueous secreting accessory lacrimal glands located above the superior border of the upper lid tarsus.

Glands of Moll

Specialized apocrine sweat glands located at the base of the lashes anterior to the Meibomian glands.

Glands of Zeis

Modified sebaceous holocrine glands located at the base of eyelash follicles.

Structure

Glands of Krause and Wolfring possess a histologic structure similar to the lacrimal gland.

Glands of Moll are tubular, large apocrine gland.

Glands of Zeis are unilobular sebaceous gland units associated with follicles.

Function

The eyelid glands produce the tear film which nourishes, lubricates, and protects the ocular surface.

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Further Reading

  • Amato MM, Monheit B, Shore JW Chapter 72 eyelid anatomy. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA (eds) Duane’s ophthalmology on DVD-ROM 2011 edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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  • Eagle RC (2011) Eye pathology: an atlas and text, 2nd edn. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, p 12, 236–248

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Katherine G. Gold

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street #800, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Tara Uhler

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  1. Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Medical University of Wien Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Wien, Austria

    Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main Department of Ophthalmology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Gold, K.G., Uhler, T. (2012). Glands of Krause, Glands of Moll, Glands of Wolfring, Glands of Zeis. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_92-3

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