The lacrimal artery is responsible for the arterial blood supply of the Lacrimal punctum and is a branch of the Ophthalmic artery.
Anatomy
The lacrimal artery arises near the Canalis opticusArteria meningea mediaOrbitaNervus lacrimalisMusculus rectus lateralis
One branch passes through the zygomaticofacial foramen and anastomoses with the transverse facial artery.
The other branch passes through the zygomaticotemporal foramen and anastomoses in the Temporal fossa with branches of the deep temporal artery.
