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

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 by the German physician and anatomist Heinrich Meibom, after whom they are named.