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Lacrimal Apparatus

Known as: Apparatus lacrimalis, Apparatus, Lacrimal, lacrimal system 
The tear-forming and tear-conducting system which includes the lacrimal glands, eyelid margins, conjunctival sac, and the tear drainage system.
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Accessory lacrimal glandBenign Lacrimal Gland NeoplasmBlood supply aspectsCommon Canaliculus

Narrower (6)

Aplasia of Lacrimal and Salivary GlandsConjunctival sacLacrimal Puncta, Absence ofLateral canthus

Broader (2)

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Eyelid, Conjunctival, and Orbital Tumors
2003
2003
Obstruction of the lacrimal system: treatment with a covered, retrievable, expandable nitinol stent versus a lacrimal polyurethane stent.
PURPOSE To compare the clinical effectiveness of a covered nitinol stent with that of a polyurethane stent for treatment of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Modified infratemporal fossa approach via lateral transantral maxillotomy: a microsurgical model.
1995
1995
Surgery of the Eyelid, Orbit and Lacrimal System
Awesome place to download book title SURGERY OF THE EYELID ORBIT AND LACRIMAL SYSTEM VOL 1 This is a kind of book that you… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction treated nonsurgically with use of plastic stents.
PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical utility of plastic stents in treatment of complete obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Combined computed tomography and dacryocystography for complex lacrimal problems.
Two imaging modalities, computed tomography (CT) and dacryocystography (DCG), were combined to demonstrate the relationships… 
1990
1990
The role of dacryocystography in the management of patients with epiphora.
A retrospective study has been carried out on 114 patients who have undergone dacryocystography (DCG) for epiphora, to assess the… 
1986
1986
Trauma of the upper third of the face. Management and follow-up.
Of 407 patients with facial fractures who were operated on at the Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Digital subtraction macrodacryocystography. A new method of lacrimal system imaging.
1979
1979
Lysozyme content of tears in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis.
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