Lacrimal lake 5171545 108922928 2007-02-17T21:36:54Z Caerwine 347371 restub {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = lacus lacrimalis | GraySubject = 227 | GrayPage = 1025 | Image = Gray892.png | Caption = Front of left [[eye]] with [[eyelids]] separated to show medial [[canthus]]. | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | Precursor = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = l_01 | DorlandsSuf = 12475299 | }} The '''lacrimal lake''' is the pool of [[tears]] in the lower [[conjunctiva]]l cul-de-sac, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system (the ''[[puncta lacrimalia]]'')<ref name="Cassin">Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. ''Dictionary of Eye Terminology''. Gainsville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.</ref>. The volume of the lacrimal lake has been estimated to be between 7 and 10&nbsp;[[microlitre|µL]].[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0015/MQ54172.pdf] ==See also== *[[Dry eye syndrome]] *[[Lacrimal apparatus]] *[[Medial palpebral commissure]] ==References== <references/> {{eye-stub}} {{Accessory organs of the eye}}