THE PRESSURES IN THE EPISCLERAL VEINS, SCHLEMM CANAL AND THE TRABECULAR MESHWORK IN MONKEYS - EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE
THE PRESSURES IN THE EPISCLERAL VEINS, SCHLEMM CANAL AND THE TRABECULAR MESHWORK IN MONKEYS - EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-4835(89)80060-0
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发表时间:
1989-10-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
BILL, A
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作者:
MAEPEA, O;BILL, A
The pressures in the episcleral veins, Schlemm''s canal and the trabecular meshwork were studied with a micropuncture technique using cannulas with tip diameters of less than 5 .mu.m. The pressure in Schlemm''s canal, Psc, was 14.3 .+-. 1.0 cmH2O at spontaneous intraocular pressure, IOP, 19.2 .+-. 0.9 cmH2O. The outflow pressure from the anterior chamber to Schlemm''s canal was 4.9 .+-. 0.7 cmH2O. The relationship between pressures was IOP = 0.73 Psc +8.7. When the intraocular pressure was increased stepwise for the spontaneous level to 30 cmH2O there was an increase in pressure in Schlemm''s canal of 1.7 .+-. 0.6 cmH2O, (P < 0.05). The total outflow resistance and the resistance between the anterior chamber and Schlemm''s canal were 3.27 .+-. 0.43 and 2.92 .+-. 0.50 cmH2O min .mu.l-1 respectively for the intraocular pressure interval between the spontaneous pressure and a level 4-11 cmH2O higher. In the intraocular pressure range from 20 to 30 cmH2O the corresponding figures were 2.89 .+-. 0.45 and 2.69 .+-. 0.42 cmH2O min .mu.l-1 and for the pressure range 25-35 cmH2O, 2.48 .+-. 0.58 and 2.31 .+-. 0.59 cmH2O min .mu.l-1. The difference between the total outflow resistance and that between the anterior chamber and Schlemm''s canal was about 10% of the total at intraocular pressures below 35 cmH2O. Stepwise increments in IOP increased the trabecular meshwork pressure by 0.88 cmH2O for each cmH2O increase in IOP in the interval of 30-50 cmH2O. The total outflow resistance and the resistance between the anterior chamber and the tip of the microannula was 3.91 .+-. 1.53 and 1.94 .+-. 0.99 cmH2O .mu.l-1 respectively for the intraocular pressure interval between the spontaneous pressure and 30 cmH2O. In the interval between 30 and 45 cmH2O the corresponding figures were 2.16 .+-. 0.66 and 0.20 .+-. 0.13 cmH2O min .mu.l-1. The episcleral venous pressure at the spontaneous intraocular pressure was 14.1 .+-. 1.0 cmH2O in seven animals with minimal trauma, and 12.3 .+-. 0.8 cmH2O in animals after cannulation of Schlemm''s canal. The outflow pressure from the anterior chamber to the episcleral veins was 4.4 .+-. 1.2 cmH2O in animals with minimal trauma and 7.1 .+-. 0.8 cmH2O after cannulation of Schlemma''s cannal. The relationship between pressures was IOP = 0.68EVP + 11. Stepwise increases in IOP to 50 cmH2O caused a rise in episcleral venous pressure of 1.5 .+-. 0.4 cmH2O (P < 0.05). The results indicate that about 90% of the outflow resistance in monkey eyes is located between the anterior chamber and Schlemm''s canal, 50% or more being near to the inner wall. There is little difference in pressure between the canal and the episcleral veins. Much of the interindividual variability in IOP was due to variations in pressure in the recipient vessels.