lacrimal apparatus

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Related to lacrimal apparatus: Lacus lacrimalis

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lacrimal apparatus - the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye

anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"

eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight

lachrymal gland, lacrimal gland, tear gland - any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct - any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands

dacryocyst, lacrimal sac, tear sac - either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands

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Tear drain becomes obstructed at the level of nasolacrimal duct (commonest site of blockage in lacrimal apparatus), DCR will create a new tear drainage pathway between the eye and the nose.

ENDOSCOPIC DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY [DCR] WITH MEROCEL PACK IN THE LACRIMAL SAC--AN INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE

The structures of the eye include the eyeball and the adnexa or structures outside the eyeball which include the bony orbit, eye muscles, eyelids, eyelashes, conjunctiva, and lacrimal apparatus (Ehrlich, Schroeder, Ehrlich, & Schroeder, 2017).

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Jones, "An anatomical approach to problems of the eyelids and lacrimal apparatus," Archives of Ophthalmology, vol.

Estimation of Eyelid Pressure Using a Blepharo-Tensiometer in Patients with Functional Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

The treatment of lacrimal apparatus obstruction with the use of an inner canthal Medpor coated tubes insertion via a transcaruncular route.

Medial Canthoplasty Combined with Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy for the Treatment of Delayed Medial Telecanthal Deformity

II The pathologic lacrimal apparatus. AMA Arch Ophthalmol.

External dacryocystorhinostomy for the treatment of functional nasolacrimal drainage obstruction

(7) Only 2 glands constitute the avian lacrimal apparatus: the gland of the nictitating membrane (formerly Harders gland) and the lacrimal gland.