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Keratokonjungtivitis sicca
Lacrimation
N.VII PONS
Secreto-motor
Nerve Impulses
Lacrimal Glands
Ocular Surface
Neural Stimulation
N.V
Lipid : 0.1 um
• esters, glycerol ,
fatty acids
• product of
palpebral meibomian glands
• prevents excessive evaporation
Aqueos / watery : 7 um
Epithelium
• Secreted from lacrimal gland
• electrolytes, protein, antibody,
oxygen , CO2, mineral , glucose
Mucin :
0,02 - 0,05 um
Tear Evaporative
Deficient
Sjogrens Non-Sjogrens