GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. The ciliary glands (glands of Moll) are modified apocrine sweat glands that are found on the margin of the eyelid. They are next to the base of the eyelashes, and anterior to the Meibomian glands within the distal eyelid margin.

Detailed explanation-2: -The glands of Moll are exclusively located at the margin of the eyelids and their ducts empty into the lash follicle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Modified apocrine sweat glands include the wax-producing ceruminous glands of the external auditory meatus, the Moll glands found at the free margins of the eyelids, and the mammary glands of the breast.

Detailed explanation-4: -The human glands of Moll are specialized apocrine glands located at the margin of the eyelids (Vaughan and Asbury, 1980; Fawcett, 1994).

Detailed explanation-5: -The meibomian gland is a modified lobulated sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelid. Meibomian gland lipid secretions provide a barrier to prevent dessication of the cornea. Meibomian glands are not connected to the eyelashes (cilia).