Gel-like fluids inside the eye help it maintain its shape, which plays an important role in overall eye health. These substances are called the vitreous humor and aqueous humor. Vitreous is a ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the association between aqueous ET-1 levels and total retinal blood flow (TRBF) in patients with non-insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and ...

To establish the antioxidant status of the aqueous humour in glaucoma associated with exfoliation syndrome (XFG) and to compare it to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and cataract patients. Patients ...

To diagnose retinoblastoma, a tumor of the eye that affects children, doctors must remove the eye to biopsy the mass inside it. But investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and USC may have ...

The aqueous humour is the clear, watery fluid that fills the complex space in the front of the eye which is bounded at the front by the cornea and at the rear by the front surface or face of the ...

To understand how PGs regulate IOP, one must have a cursory understanding of aqueous humor dynamics. The production, circulation and drainage of ocular aqueous humor against a resistance in tissues of ...

Rockville, Md. -- The proceedings from the second annual ARVO/Pfizer Ophthalmics Research Institute conference, "Aqueous Humor Outflow: What Do We Know? Where Will It Lead Us?" were published today in ...

Glaucoma results from raised intraocular pressure. The pressure usually builds up due to blockage in the drainage of the aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eyes. The anterior chamber of ...

There's fresh hope for early detection and new treatments of glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that have devastating effects ...

Glaucoma treatment aims to reduce intraocular pressure by improving aqueous outflow or reducing the production of aqueous, or both to prevent damage to vision. Treatment may not cure glaucoma totally ...

Glaucoma is a chronic, degenerative optic neuropathy that can be distinguished from most other forms of acquired optic neuropathy by the characteristic appearance of the optic nerve. In glaucoma, the ...

Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, which is crucial for good vision. This damage is often caused by abnormally high pressure in your eye. It is one of the leading ...