Review: The Lacrimal Gland and Its Role in Dry Eye

The human tear film is a 3-layered coating of the surface of the eye and a loss, or reduction, in any layer of this film may result in a syndrome of blurry vision and burning pain of the eyes known as dry eye. The lacrimal gland and accessory glands provide multiple components to the tear film, most...

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Published inJournal of ophthalmology Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors Conrady, Christopher D., Patel, Bhupendra C. K., Joos, Zachary P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2016
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Anatomy & physiology
Atrophy
Care and treatment
Causes of
Connective tissue
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Dry eye syndromes
Lacrimal apparatus
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Review
Veins & arteries
United States
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Summary:The human tear film is a 3-layered coating of the surface of the eye and a loss, or reduction, in any layer of this film may result in a syndrome of blurry vision and burning pain of the eyes known as dry eye. The lacrimal gland and accessory glands provide multiple components to the tear film, most notably the aqueous. Dysfunction of these glands results in the loss of aqueous and other products required in ocular surface maintenance and health resulting in dry eye and the potential for significant surface pathology. In this paper, we have reviewed products of the lacrimal gland, diseases known to affect the gland, and historical and emerging dry eye therapies targeting lacrimal gland dysfunction.
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Academic Editor: Edit Tóth-Molnár
ISSN:2090-004X
2090-0058
DOI:10.1155/2016/7542929