EFFECTS OF PILOCARPINE ON MORPHOLOGY OF HUMAN OUTFLOW APPARATUS
EFFECTS OF PILOCARPINE ON MORPHOLOGY OF HUMAN OUTFLOW APPARATUS
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DOI:
10.1136/bjo.62.5.302
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
ABRAHAM, S
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作者:
GRIERSON, I;LEE, WR;ABRAHAM, S
The morphology of the outflow apparatus in human eyes treated topically with either 2 or 4% pilocarpine on 4 occasions at 6-h intervals before enucleation was compared with an untreated control series of eyes from patients in a similar age range. In the pilocarpine-treated group and scleral spur was pulled posteriorly and internally, so that the angle formed by the scleral spur and the scleral sulcus was significantly greater in the treated than the untreated series. The change in attitude of the scleral spur produced widening of the spaces between the corneoscleral trabeculae and distension of the endothelial meshwork. Counts of giant vacuoles in the endothelium of Schlemm''s canal showed that the incidence of giant vacuoles in the pilocarpine-treated group was greater than twice that in the controls. Apparently pilocarpine produces alterations in the configuration of the outflow apparatus which would promote the drainage of aqueous humor.