Aqueous Humor Dynamics — Flashcards

Normal intraocular pressure (IOP): _____ mm Hg

In _____ glaucoma intraocular pressure (IOP) is elevated between 3 and 16 years of age

_____ inhibitors are used in glaucoma and act by relaxing the trabecular meshwork.

_____ and equatorial staphylomas are most commonly associated with glaucoma

Glaucomatocyclitic crisis also called as _____ Syndrome is associated with recurrent attacks of unilateral acute raised intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with mild anterior uveitis.

Which drugs for POAG decrease aqueous humor production?_____

From the anterior chamber, most aqueous humor (90%) drains through the _____ into the canal of Schlemm (scleral venous sinus)

Which drugs for POAG increase uveoscleral outflow?_____

The aqueous outflow facility in the normal eye is about _____ L/min/mmHg

Ahmed glaucoma valve is a _____ based episcleral implant used as a glaucoma drainage device