Caruncula lachrymalis

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Front of left eye with eyelids separated. Caruncula visible and labeled at left.

The caruncula lachrymalis is the small, pink, globe-like nodule at the inner corner (the medial angle) of the eye. It is made of skin covering sebaceous and sudoriferous glands.

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Gray's s227 — The Accessory Organs of the Eye

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Fibrous tunic (outer)	Conjunctiva • Sclera • Schlemm's canal • Trabecular meshwork • Limbus Cornea (Epithelium, Bowman's, Stroma, Descemet's, Endothelium)

Uvea (middle)	Choroid (Ciliary processes, Choriocapillaris, Bruch's membrane) • Iris (Stroma) • Pupil • Ciliary body

Retina (inner)	Macula • Fovea • Optic disc • Tapetum lucidum

Anterior segment	Anterior chamber • Aqueous humour • Posterior chamber • Lens

Posterior segment	Vitreous humour • Zonule of Zinn

Intraocular muscles	parasympathetic (Ciliary muscle, Iris sphincter muscle) • sympathetic (Iris dilator muscle)

Appearance phenomena of the eye	Eyeshine • Leukocoria • Red-eye effect • Red reflex

Appearance phenomena by the eye	Color appearance (Abney effect • Bezold-Brücke shift • Chromatic adaptation • Purkinje effect)

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Caruncula lachrymalis

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