Infobox disease Name Glaucoma Image Acute angle closure glaucoma.JPG Caption Acute angle closure glaucoma ... D005901 Glaucoma is an eye disorder in which the optic nerve is damaged, permanently damaging vision ... www.merck.com mmhe sec20 ch233 ch233a.html title Merck Manual Home Edition, Glaucoma publisher Merck.com ... normal or low tension glaucoma is suggested for the typical visual field defects when associated with a normal ... pattern. There are many different subtypes of glaucoma, but they can all be considered a type of optic neuropathy . Raised intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for developing glaucoma above .... Untreated glaucoma leads to permanent damage of the optic nerve and resultant visual field loss, which can progress to blindness . Glaucoma can be divided roughly into two main categories, open angle and closed angle angle closure glaucoma. glaucoma. Closed angle glaucoma can appear suddenly and is often ... attention before permanent damage occurs. Open angle, chronic glaucoma tends to progress at a slower .... Glaucoma has been nicknamed the silent thief of sight because the loss of vision normally ... NEWS statements marij.asp National Eye Institute Statement Glaucoma and Marijuana use. ref Glaucoma ... with medical and surgical means. The word glaucoma comes from the Greek language Greek , opacity of the crystalline lens . Cataracts and glaucoma were not distinguished until c.1705 . ref cite web url http www.etymonline.com index.php?search glaucoma title Online Etymology Dictionary, Glaucoma ... main types of glaucoma open angle glaucoma and closed angle glaucoma. angle closure glaucoma Open angle glaucoma accounts for 90 of glaucoma cases in the United States. It is painless and does ... flush and hazy cornea characteristic of acute angle closure glaucoma Closed angle glaucoma accounts for less than 10 of glaucoma cases in the United States, but as many as half of glaucoma cases ... The same view with advanced vision loss from glaucoma There are several causes for glaucoma. Ocular ... more details
A glaucoma valve is a shunt medical medical shunt used in the treatment of glaucoma to reduce the human eye eye s intraocular pressure IOP . Mechanism The device works by bypassing the trabecular meshwork and redirecting the outflow of aqueous humor through a small tube into an outlet chamber or bleb medicine bleb . The IOP generally decreases from around 33 to 10 mmHg by removing aqueous on average 2.75 microliters min. ref Brubaker RF. Flow of aqueous humor in humans The Friedenwald Lecture . Invest ... glaucoma drainage implants. These include the original Molteno implant 1966 , the Baerveldt tube shunt , or the valved implants, such as the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant and the later generation pressure ridge Molteno implants. These are indicated for glaucoma patients not responding to maximal ... The glaucoma valve implant is indicated for glaucoma patients not responding to maximal medical ... drainage surgery is unlikely to succeed. Common situations where the use of a glaucoma implant as a primary procedure is indicated include Neovascular glaucomaglaucoma associated with vascular disease ... glaucomaglaucoma associated with injury to the eye. Silicone glaucomaglaucoma due to Silicone used to repair a detached retina. Infantile Juvenile glaucoma often associated with developmental defects ... technique for inserting a draining implant in the treatment of secondary glaucoma. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol ... intraocular pressure IOP . Valved implants such as the Ahmed glaucoma valve attempt to control postoperative hypotony by using a mechanical valve. Studies show that in severe cases of glaucoma, double ... glaucoma valve ref name AhmedCompare Ayyala RS, Zurakowski D et al. Comparison of double plate Molteno and Ahmed glaucoma valve in patients with advanced uncontrolled glaucoma. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers ... div See also Eye surgery Glaucoma surgery External links http biomed.brown.edu Courses BI108 2006 108websites group02glaucoma index.html Glaucoma Valves website at Brown University Category Implants ... more details
National Institutes of Health NIH National Eye Institute Glaucoma in dogs refers to a group ... glaucoma above convert 22 mmHg abbr on disp or . Untreated glaucoma in dogs leads to permanent damage of the optic nerve and resultant visual field loss, which can progress to blindness . Canine glaucoma can be divided roughly into two main categories, primary or secondary glaucoma . In dogs, most forms of primary glaucoma are the result of a collapsed filtration angle, or closed angle glaucoma. Clinical Signs Dog glaucoma often goes unnoticed until it is in a more severe state. There are rarely ... are important. Dogs will sometimes rub the eye if it is painful. An eye affected with glaucoma ... are predisposed to getting glaucoma . Primary glaucoma most commonly afflicts dogs at 3 7 years of age ... Dalmatians . However, primary glaucoma has been identified in almost every breed of dog . Diagnosis ... and particularly the optic nerve . Surgery Treatment for dog glaucoma has several options, with surgery ... during this procedure, often reserved for patients with end stage glaucoma. Intraocular Evisceration ... dogs with advanced glaucoma ref name Roberts2008 Roberts S, Woods C. Effects of a novel porous implant ... several different glaucoma drainage implants. These include the original Molteno implant 1966 , the Baerveldt tube shunt , or the valved implants, such as the Ahmed glaucoma valve implant or the ExPress Mini Shunt and the later generation pressure ridge Molteno implants . These are indicated for glaucoma ... a draining implant in the treatment of secondary glaucoma journal Aust N Z J Ophthalmol volume 14 ... . Valved implants such as the Ahmed glaucoma valve attempt to control postoperative hypotony by using ... surgery. And for Glaucomatous painful Blind Eye and some cases of Glaucoma, Cyclocryotherapy ... author Pardianto G et al. title Some difficulties on Glaucoma journal Mimbar Ilmiah Oftalmologi Indonesia ... links http www.trbio.com TR BioSurgical, LLC Website. http www.petglaucoma.com Pet Glaucoma Website ... more details
www.med.umich.edu 1libr aha aha gfollow oph.htm University of Michigan Health System Surgery for Glaucoma ... www.glaucoma.org treating a new type of g.html Glaucoma Research Foundation SLT A New Type of Glaucoma ... 1 361.htm Review of Ophthalmology SLT for Glaucoma Threapy Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty ref In SLT ... with angle closure glaucoma. A laser peripheral iridotomy LPI is the application of a laser beam ... open angle glaucoma journal Br J Ophthalmol volume 81 issue 4 pages 302 7 year 1997 month April pmid ... in glaucoma surgery journal Curr Opin Ophthalmol volume 6 issue 2 pages 102 14 year 1995 month ... glaucoma filtering surgeries.html ref Penetrating filtering surgeries are further subdivided ... 138 Glaucoma, Primary Congenital ref ref name Aniridia EMedicine oph 317 Aniridia in the Newborn ref .... ref name emedh http www.emedicinehealth.com articles 38365 6.asp Primary Congenital Glaucoma ref ... and laser trabecular ablation . In many patients suffering from congenital glaucoma, the cornea ... the placement of a tube or glaucoma valve s to facilitate aqueous outflow from the anterior chamber ... in open angle glaucoma journal Ophthalmology volume 92 issue 7 pages 931 7 year 1985 ... of chronic simple glaucoma journal Ophthalmologica volume 179 issue 4 pages 189 200 year 1979 ... is a surgical division of the ciliary zone in the treatment of glaucoma. ref name Cline ref http www.yeshasvini.org ... Glaucoma Surgical Techniques in Children From Past to Future Part 1 of 2 journal Techniques in Ophthalmology ... name Cline References reflist See also Eye surgery Eye procedures DEFAULTSORT Glaucoma Surgery Category ... more details
The American Glaucoma Society is a subspecialty society in ophthalmology that promotes education and research about glaucoma among physicians and scientists . Founded in 1985 by thirteen original members, it now has more than 400 members. See also Charles D. Phelps External links http www.glaucomaweb.org index.cfm American Glaucoma Society med org stub January 2007 Category Medical associations based in the United States Category Ophthalmology organizations Category Organizations established in 1985 US health org stub ... more details
The cup to disc ratio is a measurement used in ophthalmology and optometry to assess the progression of glaucoma . The optic disc is the anatomical location of the eye s blind spot , the area where the optic nerve and blood vessels enter the retina. The optic disc can be flat or it can have a certain amount of normal cupping. But glaucoma, which is due to an increase in intra ocular pressure, produces additional pathological cupping of the optic disc. The pink rim of disc contains nerve fibers. The white cup is a pit with no nerve fibers. As glaucoma advances, the cup enlarges until it occupies most of the disc area. ref http www.agingeye.net glaucoma glaucomainformation.php AgingEye Times ref The cup to disc ratio compares the diameter of the Optic cup ophthalmology cup portion of the optic disc with the total diameter of the optic disc. A good analogy to better understand the cup to disc ratio is the ratio of a donut hole to a donut. The hole represents the cup and the surrounding area the disc. If the cup fills 1 10 of the disc, the ratio will be 0.1. If it fills 7 10 of the disc, the ratio is 0.7. A large cup to disc ratio may imply glaucoma or other pathology. ref http www.agingeye.net glaucoma glaucomaeyeexam.php ref However, cupping by itself is not indicative of glaucoma. Rather, it is an increase in cupping as the patient ages that is an indicator for glaucoma. Deep but stable cupping can occur due to hereditary factors without glaucoma. References reflist Category Ophthalmology ... more details
Orphan date August 2008 George Baerveldt , M.B.Ch.B., is a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine . Baerveldt developed and currently holds four patents related to the Baerveldt glaucoma implant Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant , a device for the drainage of excess fluid from the eye in complex cases of glaucoma . Professor Baerveldt is also one of the inventors of the Trabectome , a device for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. External links http www.ucihs.uci.edu uceye baerveldt.html George Baerveldt, M.D. . UC Irvine Department of Ophthalmology. http www.neomedix.net Home Trabectome . Manufacturer s Website. http www.amo inc.com products cataract glaucoma implants Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant . Manufacturer s Website. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Baerveldt, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Baerveldt, George Category Living people Category American ophthalmologists US med bio stub ... more details
Trabeculoplasty is a treatment for glaucoma plastic surgery. It is done on a argon laser equipped slit lamp, using a Goldmann gonioscope lens mirror. The laser is directed to the trabecula r meshwork. Specifically, argon laser is used so that small openings in the eye s trabecular meshwork, from which the aqueous humor can drain better this helps reduce intraocular pressure caused by Glaucoma Classification open angle glaucoma . ref name webmd cite web url http www.webmd.com eye health laser trabeculoplasty for glaucoma title Laser trabeculoplasty for glaucoma publisher WebMD accessdate 2009 07 23 ref See also Laser surgery Eye surgery Trabeculectomy References reflist Eye surgery Category Eye surgery surgery stub eye stub ... more details
Pigment dispersion syndrome PDS is an affliction of the human eye eye that can lead to a form of glaucoma known as pigmentary glaucoma . It takes place when pigment cells slough off from the back of the Iris anatomy iris and float around in the aqueous humor . Over time, these pigment cells can accumulate in the anterior chamber in such a way that it can begin to clog the trabecular meshwork the major site of aqueous humour drainage , which can in turn prevent the aqueous humour from draining and therefore increases the pressure inside the eye. With PDS, the intra ocular pressure tends to spike at times and then can return to normal. Excercise has been shown to contribute to spikes in pressure as well. When the pressure is great enough to cause damage to the optic nerve , this is called pigmentary glaucoma. As with all types of glaucoma, when damage happens to the optic nerve fibers, the vision loss that occurs is irreversible and painless. This condition is rare, but occurs most often in Caucasians, particularly men, and the age of onset is relatively low mid 20s to 40s. For some reason, after 40 years of age, the syndrome lessens and stops. Most sufferers are nearsighted . There is no cure as of yet, but pigmentary glaucoma can be managed with eye drops or treated with simple surgeries. One of the surgeries is the YAG laser procedure in which a laser is used to break up the pigment clogs, and reduce pressure. If caught early and treated, chances of glaucoma are greatly reduced ... links http www.globalglaucoma.com.mx Global Glaucoma Institute Mexico http www.glaucoma.net nygri glaucoma topics pigmentary.html NY Glaucoma Research Institute http www.glaucoma.org learn pigment dispers.php Glaucoma Research Foundation http revoptom.com handbook oct02 sec4 4.htm Handbook of Ocular ... nqcontent.cfm?a id 723 International Glaucoma Association Category Diseases of the eye and adnexa eye stub it Glaucoma pigmentario nl Pigmentdispersiesyndroom ... more details
COAG may refer to Chronic open angle glaucoma Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos Council of Australian Governments disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Combigan is a brand of eye drop s indicated in the treatment of glaucoma . It is a combination of brimonidine and timolol , in concentrations of 0.2 and 0.5 respectively. Combigan is marketed and sold by Allergan . See also Lumigan Antiglaucoma preparations and miotics Category Ophthalmology drugs ... more details
wiktionary Pex may refer to Palestine Securities Exchange PEX , Palestine Exchange Peer exchange , a method to gather peers for BitTorrent PEX , the common name for cross linked high density polyethylene PEX, in programming the PHIGS Extension to X in medicine, abbreviation for physical examination Pseudoexfoliation syndrome , sometimes abbreviated as PEX, condition related to glaucoma http health.nytimes.com health guides disease glaucoma print.html NY Times reference Cross linked polyethylene disambig ... more details
the future of glaucoma surgery.php ref Trabectome is approved for surgical management of glaucoma ... Glaucoma Eye Occular Humor Flow File Trabectome Removes Damaged Trabecular Meshwork.jpg Glaucoma ... 10.3928 15428877 20100525 06. Epub 2010 May 28. ref ref Vizzeri G, Weinreb RN. Cataract surgery and glaucoma .... Comparative outcomes between newer and older surgeries for glaucoma. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2009 ... treatment for open angle glaucoma. Expert Rev Ophthalmol.2009 4 2 119 128. ref ref Minckler DS, Hill ... QH. Trabectome a novel approach to angle surgery in the treatment of glaucoma. Int Ophthalmol Clin ... approach for coexisting cataract and open angle glaucoma. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Jul 34 7 1096 103. ref ref Filippopoulos T, Rhee D. Novel surgical procedures in glaucoma. Advances in penetrating glaucoma surgery. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar 19 2 149 54. Review. ref ref Gunderson E. Trabeculotomy Ab Interno, using the Trabectome a promising treatment for patients with open angle glaucoma ... for open angle glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2006 Feb 15 1 68 73. ref ref Minckler D, Baerveldt G, Ramirez ..., a novel surgical device for the treatment of open angle glaucoma. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2006 ... for treatment of open angle glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2005 Jun 112 6 962 7. ref indicate that Trabectome ... requirement to take glaucoma eye drops and glaucoma medications. References See Wikipedia Footnotes ... more details
Context date June 2009 Refimprove date June 2009 Expert subject anatomy date April 2009 The scleral spur is an annular structure in the human eye , a protrusion of the sclera into the anterior chamber . It is the origin of the longitudinal fibres of the ciliary muscle and is attached anteriorly to the trabecular meshwork . Role in treatment of Glaucoma Open angle glaucoma OAG and closed angle glaucoma CAG may be treated by muscarinic receptor agonists e.g., pilocarpine , which cause rapid miosis and contraction of the ciliary muscles, this pulls the scleral spur and results in the trabecular meshwork being stretched and separated. This opens the fluid pathways and facilitates drainage of the aqueous humour into the canal of Schlemm and ultimately decreasing intraocular pressure . ref Neal, M. J. 2004 . Medical Pharmacology at a Glance 6th edition . Wiley Blackwell. p. 27. ISBN 978 1 4051 5044 6 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Scleral Spur Category Eye anatomy eye stub ... more details
NVG may refer to Neovascular glaucoma Night vision goggles , a specific night vision device Northern Volunteers Group a NGO in Tamale, Ghana Disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages de NVG it NVG nl NVG ... more details
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The optic cup is the white, cup like area in the center of the optic disc . ref name pmid4066212 cite journal author Algazi VR, Keltner JL, Johnson CA title Computer analysis of the optic cup in glaucoma journal Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. volume 26 issue 12 pages 1759 70 year 1985 month December pmid 4066212 doi url http www.iovs.org cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 4066212 ref The ratio of the size of the optic cup to the optic disc or cup to disc ratio is measured to diagnose glaucoma . References reflist Eye anatomy Category Eye anatomy Eye Category Sensory organs Category Visual system eye stub ... more details
citizen and joined the university s faculty, remaining for thirteen years. Armaly s perception that glaucoma ... him the University of Iowa developed one of the premier programs fact date October 2011 in glaucoma ... that the incidence of glaucoma was increased fivefold in those with family histories of the disease, a pattern that facilitated subsequent clinical diagnosis of glaucoma, which can lead to blindness ... Award from the International Glaucoma Congress, and the Sir Stewart Duke Elder Gold Medal. fact date October 2011 From 1980 to 1987, Armaly served as President of the Pan American Glaucoma ... gst fullpage.html?res 9B00E3D71F31F93AA2575AC0A9639C8B63 Mansour Armaly, 78, Leader of Early Study of Glaucoma ... career to the study and care of patients with ocular hypertension and glaucoma. Armaly was instrumental in defining the natural history of glaucoma, in developing techniques of early detection and monitoring function loss in the eye, and in demonstrating the genetic character of glaucoma. fact date .... As director of the glaucoma service he became internationally known. fact date October 2011 Armaly ...?CRETRY 1&SRETRY 0 GENETIC FACTORS RELATED TO GLAUCOMA, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ... cgi content abstract 1 5 618 The Des Momes population Study of Glaucoma, Investigative Ophthalmology ... Glaucoma Researcher Mansour F. Armaly, 78, Dies, Washington Post , August 25, 2005. http www.adc.org ... more details
cause of glaucoma. Function MYOC encodes the protein myocilin. The precise function of myocilin ... cause myocilin to accumulate in the cells of the trabecular meshwork are a common cause of glaucoma ... juvenile onset open angle glaucoma . ref cite web title Entrez Gene MYOC myocilin, trabecular ... in MYOC are found in 4 of adult onset primary open angle glaucoma and 10 of juvenile onset primary open angle glaucoma. Overexpression or underexpression of MYOC does not cause glaucoma. However ... proteins to peroxisomes. Glaucoma associated mutations activate that signal sequence and direct ... secretion and increased accumulation appear to be the initial steps in myocilin associated glaucoma. ref Young H. Kwon, John H. Fingert, Markus H. Kuehn, Wallace L.M. Alward, Primary Open Angle Glaucoma ... title Myocilin glaucoma. journal Survey of ophthalmology volume 47 issue 6 pages 547 61 year 2003 pmid ... on the TIGR MYOC gene Myocilin and glaucoma. journal Ophthalmology clinics of North America volume ... author Coca Prados M, Escribano J title New perspectives in aqueous humor secretion and in glaucoma ... more details
Synthetic prostaglandin analogues are molecules which are manufactured to bind to a prostaglandin receptor . Wider use of prostaglandin analogues is limited by unwanted side effects and their abortion abortive potential. Uses Prostaglandin analogues such as misoprostol are used in treatment of duodenum duodenal and peptic ulcer gastric ulcers . They exert antisecretory and cytoprotective properties and are especially indicated for the elderly on continuous doses of NSAID s. Prostaglandin analogues can also be used in the management of open angle glaucoma . They reduce intra ocular pressure by enhancing uveoscleral outflow and may also have some effect on the trabecular meshwork as well. Latanoprost , travoprost , unoprostone and bimatoprost are examples of prostaglandin analogues used in the management of open angle glaucoma. In some countries such as Australia, they are now considered first line agents in open angle glaucoma rather than beta blocker s ref AMH 2008 Australian Medicines Handbook, 9th Edition Adelaide, S. Aust. Australian Medicines Handbook, c2008., ref References Reflist External links MeshName Prostaglandin Analogues Drugs for peptic ulcer and GORD Antithrombotics Oxytocics Antiglaucoma preparations and miotics Prostaglandins Category Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system and metabolism Category Pharmacology Category Prostaglandins gastrointestinal drug stub blood drug stub genito urinary drug stub pt An logo da prostaglandina ... more details
is increased with the use of glaucoma drugs such as prostaglandins e.g., Xalatan , Travatan . Role in GlaucomaGlaucoma is thought to be caused by an increase in intraocular pressure. Pressure increases ... Glaucoma surgery Argon laser trabeculoplasty Glaucoma Intraocular pressure Ocular hypertension Trabeculectomy ... Outflow Diag L.jpg Diagram at glaucoma association.com Eye Category Eye anatomy bn ... more details
Infobox medical person name Carl B. Camras, MD box width image image width alt caption Carl Camras birth date November 23, 1953 birth place Glencoe, Illinois death date April 14, 2009 death place profession Ophthalmologist, Chairman UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences specialism research field Glaucoma known for Development of the prostaglandin analogues for the treatment of glaucoma years active education Yale University, Columbia University, UCLA work institutions University of Nebraska Medical Center prizes relations Carl B. Camras November 23, 1953 April 14, 2009 was an American ophthalmologist known for his research on the treatment of glaucoma . He discovered a new class of drugs to treat glaucoma prostaglandin analogue s. Specifically, he developed latanoprost sold under the trade name Xalatan , which is the most widely used glaucoma medication. ref name unmc http app1.unmc.edu publicaffairs todaysite sitefiles today full.cfm?match 5604 ref Biography Carl Camras grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of the engineer and inventor Marvin Camras who held over 550 patents. His father invented magnetic recording which was later used on VCR tapes and computer disks. ref name unmc Undergraduate work As a molecular biophysics and biochemistry major at Yale University, Dr. Camras first conceived the idea that low doses of prostaglandins could be effective in lowering intraocular pressure in glaucoma. Medical school In medical school at Columbia University, Dr. Camras sought out a research adviser who would work with him on his project. After many rejections, he partnered with a renowned researcher novelist Dr. L szl Z. Bit who agreed to work with him on the project. ref name unmc References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Camras, Carl B. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Inotek Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage drug development company developing therapies with novel mechanisms to address significant diseases of the eye. The Company s lead program, INO 8875, is being evaluated for the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure associated with open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. INO 8875 has completed a Phase 1 2 clinical trial in glaucoma subjects. Treatment with INO 8875 was well tolerated and resulted in a statistically significant reduction in intraocular pressure. Additionally, Inotek has a portfolio of emerging programs targeting a broad range of retinal diseases, including age related macular degeneration and macular edema . It is based in Lexington, Massachusetts . Category Biotechnology companies Category Companies based in Massachusetts US company stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Context date October 2009 K llner s Rule is a term used in ophthalmology and optometry that pertains to the progressive nature of color vision loss that is secondary to eye disease. This rule states that outer retina l diseases and media changes result in blue yellow color defects, while diseases of the inner retina, optic nerve , visual pathway, and visual cortex will result in red green defects K llner 1912 , Schwartz 2004 . There are exceptions to K llner s Rule, notably glaucoma , which is an optic nerve disorder, and is usually associated with blue yellow defects. Sources K llner H. Die St rungen des Farbensinners. ihre klinische Bedeutung und ihre Diagnose. Berlin Karger 1912. Schwartz S. Visual Perception A Clinical Orientation. New York, New York 2004. http bjo.bmj.com cgi content extract 83 12 1396 Acquired colour vision defects in glaucoma DEFAULTSORT Kollners rule Category Ophthalmology eye stub ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 Cyclospasm is the contraction of the ciliary muscle in the eye, in the accommodation reflex accommodation of focus for near vision. Cyclospasm may also exert tensions on the trabecular meshwork , opening the pores and facilitating outflow of the aqueous humour into the Schlemm s canal canal of Schlemm . The increase in aqueous humour outflow is desirable for patients with glaucoma . eye stub Category Ophthalmology ... more details
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