I'm doing what no other actress has ever done: Rani Mukherji Jun 21, 2008
This angel doesnt have a tear gland. Controlling ones emotion is a tough job. (SantaBanta.com)
Understanding Your Pet's Eye May 31, 2008
Eye Structure and Function in Animals. Understanding how the eye works and what abnormalities like discharge and swelling indicate can help save an animal's sight. (Suite101.com)
Fall back: It's finally time to reset your clock Nov 3, 2007
Salty water, which comes from the tear gland behind the upper outer corner of our eye ... And of course tears flow at times of emotion, when the tear glands power up and produce more salt water ... Small amounts of the mixture already on the surface of the eye seep out, but without a fresh supply of liquid from the tear gland, the fat and protein dry up. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca or KCS Aug 27, 2007
Each layer of the tear film does it's job to help protect and nourish the cornea but the middle aqueous layer is the layer produced by the main tear gland and a gland in the third eyelid, this is the layer that is decreased in patients with dry eye. What causes dry eye syndrome. (Suite101.com)
Why do cats have an inner eyelid as well as outer ones? Nov 22, 2006
Additionally the presence of an accessory tear gland allows for even greater tear production and rinsing of the ocular surface than is found in primates. As this portion of the tear film flows over the lymphoid follicles covering the surface of the third eyelid, a variety of immunologic mediators, including secretory IgA and lactoferrin, are dumped into the tear film to bathe and immunologically protect the ocular surface from the stew of bacteria and fungi that inhabit the surface of even a... (Scientific American)
