title: Lids, lacrimals, and lashes.
abstract: The eyelids and lashes serve to protect the globe from foreign bodies and injuries, and the lacrimal system protects the eyes through lubrication of the corneal and conjunctival surfaces. This article discusses trauma, infection, inflammation, anatomic abnormalities, and tumors that may result in serious complications interfering with normal eye function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hallagan
mesh_terms: D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005140:Eyelashes / Q000473:pathology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000293:injuries*; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy