Publications by authors named "Ichinose Ichinose"
Purpose: This study was designed to examine the anatomical relationship between Horner's muscle and the lacrimal sac at 3 representative levels of the lacrimal sac and to verify the contribution of Horner's muscle to lacrimal sac drainage.
Methods: Seven ocular specimens from 7 elderly Japanese cadavers, fixed in 10% buffered formalin, were analyzed. Axial sections were made parallel to the eyelid margin at 1 mm above the upper eyelid margin, 1 mm below the lower eyelid margin, and 3 mm below the lower eyelid margin.