Lacrimal lake

Lacrimal lake

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Caption = Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus.


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The lacrimal lake is the pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system (the "puncta lacrimalia")Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. "Dictionary of Eye Terminology". Gainsville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.] . The volume of the lacrimal lake has been estimated to be between 7 and 10 µL. [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0015/MQ54172.pdf]

ee also

*Dry eye syndrome
*Lacrimal apparatus
*Medial palpebral commissure

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