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Tear Pump Function and Dysfunction

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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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  1. Private Practice, 1499 East Venice Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34292, USA

    Michael Mercandetti M.D.

  2. Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Glenview, IL, USA

    Adam J. Cohen (Assistant Professor, Section Director)

  3. Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Adam J. Cohen (Assistant Professor, Section Director)

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

    Brian Brazzo

  5. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, USA

    Brian Brazzo

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  1. Assistant Professor, Section Director of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Glenview, IL, USA & Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Adam J. Cohen

  2. Opthalmic Consltants, Sarasota, Florida, USA

    Michael Mercandetti

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell, New York, New York, USA

    Brian Brazzo

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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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