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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.
National Institutes of Health

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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)

EyeOrgan cluster

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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
The possibility of COVID‐19 transmission from eye to nose
Editor, T he Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Curative radiotherapy for primary orbital lymphoma.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
New insights into the pathophysiology of primary acquired dacryostenosis.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Complications of the transconjunctival approach. A review of 400 cases.
OBJECTIVE To review the intraoperative and postoperative complications of the transconjunctival approach, as well as their… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Anterior chamber contamination during cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
[The lacrimal apparatus].
The lacrimal apparatus The lacrimal system consists of: 1Secretory portion: Comprises the following: aThe lacrimal gland: Which… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Ophthalmic anatomy.
A brief review of the anatomy of the eye, the eyelid, and the lacrimal system provides reference material for the articles that… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Tear physiology and dry eyes.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Intubation of obstructions in the lacrimal system.
It maybe difficult to maintain the patency of the lacrimal system in some cases of congenital obstruction after chronic infection… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
An anatomical approach to problems of the eyelids and lacrimal apparatus.
The title of this paper is somewhat ambiguous in that the eyelids are actually an integral part of the lacrimal system. A better… 
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