title: The permeability of the corneal endothelium to fluorescein in the normal human eye.
abstract: Endothelial permeability to fluorescein was measured as part of fluorophotometric studies of aqueous humor flow in 112 normal subjects whose ages span six decades. The permeability was 2.4 +/- 0.2 X 10(-4) cm/min (mean +/- SD). Females had a slightly higher permeability than males. No correlation between age and permeability was noted. The precision of this method of measurement was estimated to be +/- 22%.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D019793:Fluorescein; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins; D019793:Fluorescein