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This chapter will delineate current knowledge of the mechanisms by which tears egress from the eye through the tear drainage system.
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Mercandetti, M., Cohen, A.J., Brazzo, B. (2015). Tear Pump Function and Dysfunction. In: Cohen, A., Mercandetti, M., Brazzo, B. (eds) The Lacrimal System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10332-7_6
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