Relating to or denoting large sebaceous glands of the human eyelid, whose infection results in inflammation and swelling.
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- A chalazion is a chronic granulomatous inflammation in the meibomian gland.
- We speculated that pigmentation of the meibomian glands in this patient was due to obstructive dysfunction of the meibomian glands as well as to the use of liquid eyeliner.
- A meibomian cyst is an enlargement of the glands that lie within the eyelid and which secrete lipids.
- The oil layer is secreted by 16 to 20 glands in the eyelids called the meibomian glands.
- The most effective treatment for meibomian cysts is to bathe them with warm compresses about four or five times a day.