title: Measurement of water movement in the rabbit eye in vivo using H2(17)O.
abstract: Topically applied (eyedrop) H2(17)O (10% enrichment) was used in magnetic resonance studies to quantify intraocular water dispersion in vivo. The rate of H2(17)O removed from the aqueous chamber is in the order of 0.1 ml/min/ml of tissue. Similar results are obtained with either proton imaging or 17O spectroscopy. Parallel experiments of direct injection of H2(17)O into the aqueous chamber supported the topical data. Proton MR imaging of H2(17)O dissipation from the aqueous chamber with clinical imagers, coupled with eyedrop application, suggests clinical possibilities.
authors.affiliation: Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts General Hospital-NMR Center, Charlestown 02129.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Kuan
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010103:Oxygen Isotopes; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010103:Oxygen Isotopes