AGE-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
UVEOSCLERAL OUTFLOW

N.V. Kossykh and N.E Loginova

Omsk, Russia

Using the original technique, quantitative rates of total, uveoscleral and drainage outflows in healthy humans of different age have been studied.   

 

Group 1 (28 eyes) consisted of 20 – 30-year-old persons. Total out-flow facility coefficient (C total) averaged 0.32±0.04; uveoscleral outflow facility coefficient (C us) composed 0.06±0.01; drainage outflow facility coefficient (C drainage) was 0.26±0.02.

 

Group 2 (26 eyes) included 31 – 50-year-old person. C total composed 0.31±0.03; C us – 0.08±0.02; C drainage – 0.23±0.03/ 

 

Group 3 (60 eyes) included 51-year-old and elderly persons. C total  composed 0.29±0.04; C us – 0.14±0.01; C drainage – 0.15±0.03.       Thus, with increasing age the drainage outflow considerably decreases and the uveoscleral one grows.