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CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

ARTHUR M. YUDKIN, M.D.; ALFRED GILMAN, Ph.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1933;10(4):465-471.

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A survey of the knowledge concerning the nature of the intra-ocular fluid reveals a fairly complete acquaintance with the inorganic and organic constituents of the aqueous humor but a rather incomplete understanding of the physical forces involved in the maintenance of the physicochemical relationship between the intra-ocular fluid and its source—the blood. A contribution concerning the measurement of one of the several forces may aid in a better interpretation of the formation and utilization of the intra-ocular fluid. Hitherto the osmotic pressure of the aqueous humor has been measured on pooled fluids or indirectly. Recently, we¹ found it possible to measure the osmotic pressure of the aqueous humor and blood in animals by a method introduced by Hill.² This procedure made it possible to study the osmotic changes produced in the intra-ocular fluid by the introduction of anisotonic solutions into the blood stream.

Previous investigations on the influence . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW HAVEN, CONN.

From the Laboratory of the Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology and of Physiological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Yale University.

Footnotes
Read before the meeting of the American Ophthalmological Society, Washington, D. C., May 9, 1933.

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