Aqueous humor
Medical term · A
Clear fluid that fills the front part of the eye.
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Ciliary bodyPart of the eye that produces the aqueous humor (fluid that nourishes the eye) and contains the ciliary muscle, which controls focusing of the lens.
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Posterior chamberThe part of the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens that is filled with aqueous humor.
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Trabecular meshworkA system of fine, mesh-like tissue in the anterior chamber of the eye through which aqueous humor drains; located in the angle where the clear cornea, white sclera, and colored…
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TrabeculoplastyA laser procedure that burns small holes on the eye's trabecular meshwork to ease the flow of aqueous humor from the eye.