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Physiology of the lacrimal system
1Department of Ophthalmology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Sint-Rafaël, Leuven, Belgium.
Bulletin De La Societe Belge D'Ophtalmologie
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
The precorneal tear film has a three-layered structure: the superficial lipid layer, the underlying aqueous layer and the innermost mucous layer. Some experiments were performed to demonstrate the existence and the destination of each of those layers.