Lower tarsal plate
Tarsus inferior
Sensory (eye & ear)Fat & fasciaHeadLeft and right
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- What it is
- The narrower fibrous plate of the lower lid, containing about 20 meibomian glands.
- Function
- Stiffens the lower lid and holds its margin against the globe.
- Size
- ~29 mm long, 4-5 mm tall, ~1 mm thick.
- Clinical note
- Lower-lid tightening surgery shortens and re-anchors the tarsus to the lateral orbital rim.