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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics Service, University of Wisconsin — Madison, Madison, WI, 53792, USA

    Cat N. Burkat MD (Assistant Professor)

  2. Oculoplastics Service, Madison, WI, 53792, USA

    Mark J. Lucarelli MD (Director and Associate Professor)

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    Mark J. Lucarelli MD (Director and Associate Professor)

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  1. Eyelid and Facial Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA

    Adam J. Cohen MD (Consulting Surgeon) (Consulting Surgeon)

  2. Department of Surgery, Doctor’s Hospital, Sarasota, FL, 34239, USA

    Michael Mercandetti MD, MBA, FACS (Attending Staff) (Attending Staff)

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 10021

    Brian G. Brazzo MD (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon) (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon)

  4. Oculoplastics Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11219

    Brian G. Brazzo MD (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon) (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon)

  5. Oculoplastics Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, NY, 10451

    Brian G. Brazzo MD (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon) (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon)

  6. Department of Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Brian G. Brazzo MD (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon) (Clinical Assistant Professor, Director and Attending Surgeon)

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Burkat, C.N., Lucarelli, M.J. (2006). Anatomy of the Lacrimal System. In: Cohen, A.J., Mercandetti, M., Brazzo, B.G. (eds) The Lacrimal System. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35267-1_1

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