Physiology of Lacrimal Drainage



Fig. 16.1
Normal anatomy of the nasolacrimal system (Courtesy of TESAV)



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Fig. 16.2
Schematic representation of the nasolacrimal system (Courtesy of TESAV)


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Fig. 16.3
The palpebral-canalicular pump mechanism in lacrimal elimination (Courtesy of TESAV)


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Fig. 16.4
Sump syndrome. If the rhinostomy opening is made too high during DCR operation, the drainage system will not function properly (Courtesy of TESAV)




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Burkat CN, Hodges RR, Lucarelli MJ, et al. Physiology of the lacrimal system. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, editors. Duane’s foundations of clinical ophthalmology, vol. 2. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams&Wilkins; 2006. Chapter 2a.


Corin S, Hurwitz JJ, Jaffer N, Botta EP. The true canalicular angle: a mathematical analysis. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 1990;6:42–5.CrossRef

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