The nasolacrimal canal is the short bony passage along which the nasolacrimal duct courses in the face.
Gross anatomy
- lateral wall
- lacrimal groove of the medial maxilla
- lacrimal hook of the lacrimal bone
- medial wall
- superiorly: lacrimal bone
- inferiorly: lacrimal process of the inferior nasal concha bone
Related pathology
Epiphora accounts for 3% of referrals to ophthalmology, and therefore knowledge of the anatomy of the nasolacrimal drainage system is important 2.
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