puncta

puncta) [Latin 'puncture' or 'wound'] A term used by Barthes to refer to an incidental but personally poignant detail in a photograph which 'pierces' or 'pricks' a particular viewer, constituting a private meaning unrelated to any cultural code.

( pl. puncta) (in anatomy) a point or small area, especially the puncta lacrimalia – the two openings of the tear ducts in the inner corners of the upper and lower eyelids (see lacrimal apparatus). From: punctum in Concise Medical Dictionary »

Second-declension noun (neuter).

punctae (noun, plural; singular puncta; Latin punctum, small hole or spot): Small pores, holes, or dots on a surface.

The lacrimal punctum ( PL : puncta) or lacrimal point, is a minute opening on the summits of the lacrimal papillae, seen on the margins of the eyelids at the lateral extremity of the lacrimal lake. There are two lacrimal puncta in the medial (inside) portion of each eyelid.

: of or relating to vision or the eye. Etymology. Adjective. Middle English optic "relating to the eye," from Latin opticus (same meaning), from Greek optikos (same meaning), from opsesthai "to be going to see" - related to autopsy.

The lacrimal system allows excess tears to drain from the eye into the nose … thus explaining why you get a runny nose when your eyes water. There are a total of four puncta, found in the medial corner of both the upper and lower lids.

Lacrimal puncta: Lacrimal puncta are the openings that pump tears out of your eyes. You have a punctum (the singular form of puncta) in each of your upper and lower eyelids on the inside of your eye, near your nose.

The puncta open into the tear layer and lead into the lacrimal duct, lacrimal sac, and nasolacrimal duct. The papillae containing the puncta are surrounded by the Riolan muscle fibers and a fibrous ring. Normal punctal size ranges from approximately 0.2-0.5mm.

The OPTIC Strategy for Visual Analysis is a simple method of rhetorical criticism designed to help with the process of analyzing visuals. OPTIC is an acronym, standing for Overview, Parts, Title, Interrelationship, and Conclusion.

If you describe something as optic, it has something to do with eyes or vision. Your optic nerve, for example, sends information to your brain from your eyes. You'll most often find the adjective optic in anatomy or biology textbooks, describing the parts of an eye, or disorders involving the eye.

Punctal parameters in normal eyes