Lacrimal caruncle

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Lacrimal caruncle
Front of left eye with eyelids separated. Caruncula visible and labeled at left.
Latin caruncula lacrimalis
Gray's subject #227 1028

The caruncula lachrymalis, or lacrimal caruncle, is the small, pink, globular nodule at the inner corner (the medial angle) of the eye. It is made of skin covering sebaceous (oil) and sudoriferous (sweat) glands.

When healthcare providers instill ophthalmic medications into the eye, they apply gentle pressure to the Inner Canthus (Lacrimal caruncle) to delay drainage of the drug down the tear duct, thus preventing systemic absorption of the drug.

References

    Gray's s227 — The Accessory Organs of the Eye

    Additional images

    • Extrinsic eye muscle. Nerves of orbita. Deep dissection

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