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21 Φεβ 2018 · The tear duct is part of the tear drainage system. It drains tears through the nasal bone and into the back of the nose. The tear duct is also called the nasolacrimal duct. Learn more about tears and crying. A number of eye problems and symptoms can involve the tear duct. These include:
6 Μαρ 2024 · The nasolacrimal duct (also known as the tear duct) carries tears or lacrimal fluid from the lacrimal sac of the eye into the inferior nasal meatus. The lacrimal gland produces lacrimal fluid when stimulated by parasympathetic impulses from the facial nerve (CN VII) .
2 Νοε 2022 · Your tear system (lacrimal apparatus) is a network of glands, sacs and ducts around your eyes. It makes new tears and drains old ones out of your eyes. Dry or watery eyes are the most common symptom of something interfering with your tear system.
Tear Duct Anatomy. When the eye blinks, the lid pushes the tears across the eye into the drains (puncta) at the inner corner. The drains empty into channels (canaliculi) that connect the eye with the nose. The channels drain into a tear sac (lacrimal sac) that lies beside the nose.
The nasolacrimal duct (also called the tear duct) carries tears from the lacrimal sac of the eye into the nasal cavity. [1] [2] The duct begins in the eye socket between the maxillary and lacrimal bones, from where it passes downwards and backwards.
12 Ιουλ 2023 · The tear film functions to protect the eye from shear forces during eye movements and blinking, maintains a smooth transparent optical layer and also shield the eye surface from environmental insults. The negative charge of the tear film also functions to repel negatively charged bacteria.
