Image Title

Human Meibomian Gland

Description

Tissue blocks containing Meibomian glands from cadavers were cut out en bloc after fixation in 4% paraformaldehyde solution and embedded in paraffin wax. Serial sagittal sections were stained with haematoxylin and eosin. These sections were then scanned using a digital slide scanner. All digitised images were transferred and processed using the HiD 3D application (Chimaera GmbH, Erlangen, Germany) to reconstruct and visualise the gland's morphology. This was followed by extensive processing to create a three-dimensional model of a Meibomian gland that is free of non-linear tissue deformations, heterogeneous intensities and low contrast.

Submission Date

22.05.2026

Name(s) of LEAD submitting author(s) who must be members of the Anatomical Society and institution(s)

Professor Friedrich Paulsen
Friedrich Alexander University, Germany

Name(s) of Other submitting author(s) and institution(s)

Professor Michael Scholz
Friedrich Alexander University, Germany

Dr Simone Gaffling
HistoDigital, Germany