The ophthalmic nerve supplies sensory innervation to the structures of the eye, including the cornea, ciliary body, lacrimal gland, and conjunctiva. It also supplies nerves to the part of the mucous ...
The contact time between inflammatory mediators and lacrimal mucosa is prolonged with rising impedance to flow, this prolonged contact time fuelling an ever-greater inflammatory response ...
PURPOSE: To assess the value of an abnormal fluorescein dye disappearance test (FDDT), lacrimal syringing, and Jones test for patients with epiphora who are clinically patent to syringing.