British Journal of Ophthalmology · 1949 · 12 citations · 5 references
Health ProfessionsOphthalmologyPhysiologyAnterior SegmentOcular AnatomyOcular DiseaseAqueous Humor DynamicsAqueous Humor PathwaysCiliary BodyOcular PhysiologyVitreous BodyAqueous Humor CompositionAqueous Humor OsmoregulationBlood - Aqueous BarrierOcular Fluid MechanicsOsmotic Agents In OphthalmologySalt Content AnalysisSalt Content MeasurementVitreous Humor Physiology
IN the first of this series of papers (Duke-Elder and Davson, 1949) a detailed study was made of the entry of sugars into the various parts of the eye from the blood; the present paper is a continuation of the same study with regard to salts. Exchanges of water between the blood and intra-ocular fluids occur rapidly,' so rapidly as to indicate that these exchanges take place over a wide area of contact between the two systems and are not confined to a limited region such as the ciliary body. The osmosis of water into, or out of, the eye must influence the intra-ocular pressure immediately and effectively; and, since it is the salt content of the two fluids that * Dedicated to Professor J. Meller.
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