"The Relative Position of the Lachrymal Apparatus, the Eyeball, and the Eyelids. <I>A</em>, lachrymal canals, with the minute orifices represented as two black dots to the right; <em>B</em>, tendon attached to a muscle which surrounds the circumference of the orbit and eyelids; under <em>B</em> is seen the lachrymal sac. The minute openings of the Meibomian glands are seen on the free margins of the eyelids. Below <em>A</em> is seen a small conical elevation, with black dots (the lachrymal papilla, or caruncle)." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Eyeball

"The Relative Position of the Lachrymal Apparatus, the Eyeball, and the Eyelids. A, lachrymal canals,…

This diagram shows the eyelids and the tear-glands. The eyelid is a thin fold of skin and muscle that covers and protects the eye. The tear-glands are in charge of keeping moisture in our eyes.

Eyelashes

This diagram shows the eyelids and the tear-glands. The eyelid is a thin fold of skin and muscle that…

"Showing how the upper eyelid may be everted with a pencil or penholder." — Blaisedell, 1904

Everted eyelid

"Showing how the upper eyelid may be everted with a pencil or penholder." — Blaisedell, 1904