Krause's glands

_*Krause's gland*" is the collective name for the complex of meibomian and sebaceous glands of the conjunctiva of the eyelids. This name is also given to sacs that perform a similar function for mucous membranes in other places: the urethra, ducts of the mammary glands and cervix, pyloric pouches, gall bladder , bladder and large intestine.An analogue of such glands in the female body are the Bartholin glands.

The anatomical discovery of the meibomian glands occurred in 1872 by the German anatomist Ernst Albert von Krause. After this, scientists were interested in the functioning of these structures of the eyeball for many years. Many studies have been carried out in Europe, according to the results of which