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  2. Gland of Zeis - Wikipedia

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    Glands of Zeis are unilobar sebaceous glands located on the margin of the eyelid.The glands of Zeis service the eyelash.These glands produce an oily substance that is issued through the excretory ducts of the sebaceous lobule into the middle portion of the hair follicle.

  3. Moll's gland - Wikipedia

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    Moll's gland, also known as the gland of Moll or ciliary gland, is a modified apocrine sweat gland that is 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. These glands are relatively large and tubular-shaped.

  4. Hidrocystoma - Wikipedia

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    Hidrocystoma (also known as cystadenoma, [1] a Moll's gland cyst, [1] and a sudoriferous cyst [1]) is an adenoma of the sweat glands. [2]: 787 Hidrocystomas are cysts of sweat ducts, usually on the eyelids. [3]: 664 They are not tumours (a similar-sounding lesion called hidroadenoma is a benign tumour).

  5. Eyebuydirect - Wikipedia

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    Eyebuydirect was founded in 2005 by Roy Hessel, a former venture capitalist. [9] [10] The company launched Eyebuydirect.com in March 2006.[11]In 2007, Eyebuydirect added EyeTry, a "try-on" function, to its site. [9]

  6. Accessory lacrimal glands - Wikipedia

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    Ciaccio's glands are named after Italian anatomist Giuseppe Vincenzo Ciaccio (1824–1901), who described these glands in 1874. They are sometimes called "Wolfring's glands" after Polish ophthalmologist Emilj von Wolfring (1832-1906), who described them during the same time period as did Ciaccio.

  7. Meibomian gland - Wikipedia

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    Meibum prevents tears from spilling onto the cheek, traps them between the oiled edge and the eyeball, and makes the closed lids airtight. [1] There are about 25 such glands on the upper eyelid, and 20 on the lower eyelid. Dysfunctional meibomian glands is believed to be the most often cause of dry eyes. They are also the cause of posterior ...

  8. Milium (dermatology) - Wikipedia

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    Relative incidence of cutaneous cysts. Milia is labeled at bottom right. A milium (pl.: milia), also called a milk spot or an oil seed, [1] is a clog of the eccrine sweat gland. It is a keratin-filled cyst that may appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

  9. Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor - Wikipedia

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    On radiographs, the adenomatoid odontogenic tumor presents as a radiolucency (dark area) around an unerupted tooth extending past the cementoenamel junction.. It should be differentially diagnosed from a dentigerous cyst and the main difference is that the radiolucency in case of AOT extends apically beyond the cementoenamel junction.