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Apart from its role in flushing out debris or noxious substances from the conjunctival sac there are two practical reasons why we can be interested in the circulation of the tear fluid over the surface of the conjunctiva beneath the eyelids. The first is that after topical instillation of a drug it could be trapped in a reservoir formed by the fornices of the conjunctiva and this would control its contact time with the eye. The second is that poor mixing of the tear fluid might introduce sampling errors into the estimation of tear flow by the fluorescein dilution method1.
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Maurice, D.M. (1994). Mixing of the Tear Film Under the Eyelids. In: Sullivan, D.A. (eds) Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 350. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2417-5_44
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