Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
De vasis palpebrarum novis epistola.
Helmstadt: typ. H. Mulleri, 1666.
Meibom described the conjunctival Meibomian glands, holocrine type exocrine glands along the rims of the eyelid inside the tarsal plate. They were, however, already known to Galen and were figured by Casserius in 1609.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #1481 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/2469 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | de-vasis-palpebrarum-novis-epistola |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Helmstadt