Anterior chamber

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Used for

aqueous humor

Broader Terms

eye

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • The anterior chamber is bordered anteriorly by the cornea, posteriorly by the front surface of the iris and the lens, and peripherally by the anterior chamber angle, which contains the trabecular meshwork.
  • Although performing a capsulorhexis through the stab incision is only a small part of bimanual microincisional phacoemulsification, this skill can be advantageous in any case in which the anterior chamber is extremely tight or there is a risk of iris prolapse.
  • The anterior chamber is filled with a watery fluid known as the aqueous humor, or aqueous.
  • The anterior chamber is the fluid-filled space inside the eye between the iris and the cornea's innermost surface, the endothelium [1].
  • The average height of the anterior chamber is only 3.

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