Functional Anatomy of the Outflow Facilities.
In order to understand the pathophysiology, select optimal therapeutic options for patients and provide clients with honest expectations for cases of canine glaucoma, clinicians should be familiar with a rational understanding of the functional anatomy of the ocular structures involved in this group of diseases. The topographical extension and the structural and humoral complexity of the regions involved with the production and the outflow of aqueous humor undergo numerous changes with aging and disease. Therefore, the anatomy relative to the fluid dynamics of aqueous has become a pivotal yet flexible concept to interpret the different phenotypes of glaucoma.
Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA. Electronic address: stefano.pizzirani@tufts.edu.
Stefano
S
Pizzirani
Ophthalmology and Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, L905, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Haiyan
H
Gong
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002196:Capillaries / Q000502:physiology; D002415:Cats / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*
Anatomy; Aqueous; Canine; Formation; Outflow; Trabecular meshwork