Lacrimal lake
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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 [[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==
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