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The exposed surface of the eye is covered by a thin (less than 10 micrometers) fluid film surrounded by a fluid meniscus adjacent to the lids when the lids are open. This fluid film is called the tear film. The tear film provides the cornea, the most powerful refractive structure of the eye, with an optically smooth surface to ensure the projection of sharp visual images to the retina. The tear film also bathes the superficial epithelium of the cornea in an aqueous medium that appears to be indispensable to the well-being of the nonkeratinized epithelial cells.
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Holly, F.J. (1988). Basic Aspects of Tear Film Formation and Stability. In: Velarde, M.G. (eds) Physicochemical Hydrodynamics. NATO ASI Series, vol 174. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0707-5_29
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