The lacrimal lake is the pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system (the puncta lacrimalia)Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainsville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.. The volume of the lacrimal lake has been estimated to be between 7 and 10 µL.^*

See also

• Dry eye syndrome
• Lacrimal apparatus
• Medial palpebral commissure

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